You know, there’s a big lie in this business. The lie is that it’s okay to go out in flames. But that doesn’t do anybody much good. I may be wrong, but I think Hendrix was trying to come around.
STEVIE RAY VAUGHANWhat I am trying to get across to you; is please take of yourselves and those that you love; because that is what we are hear for, that’s all we got, and that is all we can take with us. Are you with me?
More Stevie Ray Vaughan Quotes
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The way I play, I go through a set in a year. So I put ’58 Gibson Jumbo Bass frets on all my necks.
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The problem with taking amps to a shop is that they come back sounding like another amp.
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My baby she’s a long and lean, you mess with her you see a man get mean.
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The whole deal is when you walk onstage, you’re up there bigger than life. People idolize you.
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I use heavy strings, tune low, play hard, and floor it. Floor it. That’s technical talk.
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While I was sleeping, I had a beautiful dream that all the people of the world got together on the same wavelength and began helping each other.
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I wanted to play saxophone, but all I could get were a few squeaks.
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I play as many different things – piano, sax and harp parts – as I can at once. Whatever I can fit, whenever I need to.
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Looking back in front of me, in the mirror a grin. Through eyes of love I see, I’m only looking at a friend.
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It is the human things that make life good, the unexpected kindness, the friendly note, the bracing word, the neighbour’s extra loaf of bread she leaves at our back door.
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I don’t play with a lot of finesse. I usually play like I’m breaking out of jail!
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Jazz changes and all. But I don’t know the names of what it is I’m doing.
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I’m just doing the best I can now to keep this going… trying to grow up and remain young at the same time.
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God it’s good to be here walkin together, my friend.
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Some of us can be examples about going ahead and growing, and some of us, unfortunately, don’t make it there, and end up being examples because they had to die. I hit rock bottom, but thank God my bottom wasn’t death.
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