One of the great things that I loved about doing solo - which I ended up doing because I was too shy to ever try out for bands back in the day - I could sit there with a list of songs and 'paint away' for the show.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
As funny as it sounds, the best thing I got out of making a solo record was to realize how much I love being in a band.
By the time I did that third solo album, I'd finally learned how to do it, but I'd also learned that I liked being in a band.
In the beginning, I was frightened to death of going solo. Especially when doing live shows, I was so used to my brothers being next to me. It felt like the crowd was just looking at me, waiting for me to either mess up or prove myself.
I've always looked on myself as one of a band and never sought a solo career.
The greatest benefit of being a solo performer is that it is seriously frightening, but at the same time very empowering. It's just you and the audience. All the weight is on you to deliver the songs.
I like working solo and it was a lot of fun joking around with the audience, saying things. I'm only just learning how to do certain things.
My feet never touched the ground. Lots of good groups with crazy and unique images. It was wild. I spent all of my time doing gigs, TV appearances, interviews, or recording. I could write a book - and probably will.
Wherever I went, crowds appeared again, and I started making solo albums for the first time in my career.
I did a lot of writing for a lot of different kinds of bands that I was in and out of during those five years and that left me with a little body of songs that I liked better when I played alone, so I ended up going out solo and very soon made my first album.
I never envisioned myself as a solo artist; I was always part of a band.