Jazz changes and all. But I don’t know the names of what it is I’m doing.
STEVIE RAY VAUGHANThe way I play, I go through a set in a year. So I put ’58 Gibson Jumbo Bass frets on all my necks.
More Stevie Ray Vaughan Quotes
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When I play from my mind I get in trouble.
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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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Lots of times I’ll play lead and rhythm together.
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You see, we are here, as far as I can tell, to help each other – our brothers, our sisters, our friends, our enemies. That’s to help each other, not hurt each other.
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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 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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All the Strats have personalities of their own and feel completely different.
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I hit rock bottom, but thank God my bottom wasn’t death.
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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.
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I mainly use Stratocasters. I like a lot of different kinds of guitars, but for what I do, it seems that a Stratocaster is the most versatile. I can pretty much get any sound out of it, and I use stock pickups.
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I got a lot of paradoxes in my life. I guess I’m a real confused person, but there are some focused parts to my life now, and I’m slowly trying to put all the pieces back together.
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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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I actually wanted to be a drummer, but I didn’t have any drums.
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God it’s good to be here walkin together, my friend.
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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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