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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.

Stevie Ray Vaughan

I was walking around trying to act cool, like I had no fear at all. But I was afraid, afraid that somebody would find out just how scared I was. Now I’m finally realizing that fear is the opposite of love.
STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN

Act Cool Fear Love Myself Try Walk
I don’t play with a lot of finesse. I usually play like I’m breaking out of jail!
STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN

Break Myself Play Prison
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.
STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN

Guess Life Myself Pieces Reality Slow Togetherness
I’ve put my life back together, but it’s all a growing process and that’s neat, too, because if you stop growing, what good is it musically? So that is what I am looking forward to – growing. In some ways, I felt stagnant in my life and it showed.
STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN

Feeling Growth Life Music Myself Togetherness
I love my baby like the finest wine, I’ll stick with her until the end of time.
STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN

Children Fine Love Relationship Time Wine
I hit rock bottom, but thank God my bottom wasn’t death.
STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN

Death Depression Gratitude Myself Thankful
Your sound is in your hands as much as anything. It’s the way you pick, and the way you hold the guitar, more than it is the amp or the guitar you use.
STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN

Guitar Hands Hold Sound Way Yourself
But between sets I’d sneak over to the black places to hear blues musicians. It got to the point where I was making my living at white clubs and having my fun at the other places.
STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN

Black Live Myself Place White
You know, right now, the most important thing in my life is to make sure you understand that, first of all, I thank God I’m alive today, and I mean that. You see, I spent too many years of my life thinking that the big party was the whole thing.
STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN

Alive Important Life Thankful Thinking Yourself
So, my big brother was playing guitar and I figured I’d try it too.
STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN

Brother Guitar Myself Play Try
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.
STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN

Goodness Herself Human Leaving Life Word
Lots of times I’ll play lead and rhythm together.
STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN

Leadership Play Rhythm Time Togetherness
Looking back in front of me, in the mirror a grin. Through eyes of love I see, I’m only looking at a friend.
STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN

Eyes Friendship Front Love Mirror Myself
I was taught to think the next week or month or year will only get better than it is today. So I just keep waiting to see how great it will get!
STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN

Better Day Greatness Myself See Teaching Thinking Wait
When I play from my mind I get in trouble.
STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN

Mindset Myself Play Trouble
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.
STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN

Brother Each Other Enemy Help See Sister Yourself

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