Then, believe it or not, along came the wave of the English cats like John Mayall, Eric Clapton and the Stones embracing the great American art form – the blues.
BILLY GIBBONSWater doesn’t hurt a vinyl record. Put it into a dishwasher and you’re fine.
More Billy Gibbons Quotes
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The blues is a mighty long road. Or it could be a river, one that twists and turns and flows into a sea of limitless musical potential.
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If you’re really looking for something in particular, it helps to take your time.
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Maybe browse online, yet that tactile feel of flipping through a stack of vinyl remains one of life’s simple pleasures.
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Lightnin’ Hopkins taught us, “the rubber on a wheel is faster than the rubber on a heel” and Muddy Waters taught us “you don’t have to be the best one; just be a good ‘un” .. that just about says it all, always strive to be a good ‘un.
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Every once in awhile I’ll call up Eddie (Van Halen) and ask, Found that fourth chord yet?
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It does something different than more accessible means of music playing, like MP3 players and downloads and whatnot. You get in front of these archaic contraptions that go ’round and ’round.
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The blues is life itself.
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Sooner rather than later, any other form other than digital media will be a thing of the past. It won’t vanish, but let’s face it, this is seemingly the way of the future.
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They prospect of seeing oneself in the mirror clean-shaven is too close to a Vincent Price film… a prospect not to be contemplated, no matter the compensation.
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Water doesn’t hurt a vinyl record. Put it into a dishwasher and you’re fine.
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After the band loaded in and the curtain opened, we realized there was exactly one paying customer in the audience.
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Turn on, tune up, rock out.
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White people get nervous and speed things up. You don’t have to be in a hurry because you ain’t got nothing to gain and you ain’t got nothin’ to lose. And that’s where the groove lies.
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When I was around 7 or 8 my Dad took me to a B.B. King recording session, well, that really did it. Huge and lasting impressions.
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Can’t do it, simply cause underneath ’em is too ugly.
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