We kind of made the best of it playing through the first set, took a break and bought him a Coke and then went on to perform for the remainder of the night. It wasn’t exactly a catastrophe but it certainly stands as legendary.
BILLY GIBBONSWe kind of made the best of it playing through the first set, took a break and bought him a Coke and then went on to perform for the remainder of the night. It wasn’t exactly a catastrophe but it certainly stands as legendary.
BILLY GIBBONSExperience is definitely the high road once driven. It actually enhances the songwriting and song sourcing process.
BILLY GIBBONSOne springs to mind: one of our very first gigs in a small East Texas town was not well promoted. At least, that was our conclusion.
BILLY GIBBONSWhite 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.
BILLY GIBBONSLightnin’ Hopkins was something of a fixture on the Houston coffee house scene so we were witness to eccentric blues brilliance close up.
BILLY GIBBONSLightnin’ 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.
BILLY GIBBONSSooner 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.
BILLY GIBBONSThey 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.
BILLY GIBBONSIf you’re really looking for something in particular, it helps to take your time.
BILLY GIBBONSAfter the band loaded in and the curtain opened, we realized there was exactly one paying customer in the audience.
BILLY GIBBONSWhen 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.
BILLY GIBBONSNo, he plugged in and turned it up and got miles and miles ahead of the game in one fateful act of just plugging in.
BILLY GIBBONSCan’t do it, simply cause underneath ’em is too ugly.
BILLY GIBBONSI’ve been touted for my guacamole. I’ll stand by my method. People have asked me to come to their home and prepare it. Restaurants have asked me about it.
BILLY GIBBONSIn 1950, the biggest amp you could get was no bigger than a tabletop radio.
BILLY GIBBONSThere’s not a single genre that is hard to find or hard to get.
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