“I can sit down at a piano or with a guitar and just chug away for hour...” — Tom Scholz Quote

“I can sit down at a piano or with a guitar and just chug away for hours and be perfectly content with whatever comes out. But when it comes to something that somebody else is going to listen to, then I do feel a great deal of pressure to do something that's exceptional, at least in what I consider to be at the limits of what I can do.”

“Playing live was always definitely a lot more fun. You picture it: working alone in the studio eight or 10 hours a day with nobody else there, being frustrated and driven crazy by all of the things that you have to deal with, vs. thousands of people screaming and singing along with you playing.”

“Growing up, I was encouraged to get a good education, get a real job doing something I enjoyed, and, should the opportunity present itself, consider public service as just that: a chance to serve, not an end in itself.”

“I feel like people react to the way I am as a player because I'm not the flashy player. I consider myself as a grinder. I want to go out there and give it 110 percent every day. I think that's reciprocated well with the fans.”

“The two contemporary writers whom I consider as role models are Janet Malcolm and Michael Lewis.”