There are so many sounds I still want to make, so many things I haven’t yet done.
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Jazz is the big brother of the blues. If a guy’s playing blues like we play, he’s in high school. When he starts playing jazz it’s like going on to college, to a school of higher learning.
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I wanted to connect my guitar to human emotions.
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Janis Joplin sings the blues as hard as any black person.
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It seems like I always had to work harder than other people. Those nights when everybody else is asleep, and you sit in your room trying to play scales.
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The beautiful thing about learning is nobody can take it away from you.
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I was glad to see other blues guitarists like Albert King have crossover successes like me. We played in the same places like the Whisky and the Filmore. When Albert made his guitar cry, he could cut you so deep!
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We all have idols. Play like anyone you care about but try to be yourself while you’re doing so.
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Many people leave the country to see beautiful places. I just look out the window and see some of the most gorgeous scenery ever, right here in the USA.
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I thought Eric Clapton was good. He still is. Not only is he good – he’s rock’s #1 guitarist, and he plays blues better than most of us.
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I’ve always liked ladies all my life. I guess it started with my mom. So every time I saw a pretty lady, I thought, she’s pretty.
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If you want to be a good blues singer, people are going to be down on you, so dress like you’re going to the bank to borrow money.
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When I was young, I didn’t play like I do today. So these kids are starting at the height that I’ve reached. Think what they might do over time.
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I don’t like to feel that I owe anything. I like to feel that I pay my own way, no free lunch.
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You never miss what you’ve never had. I never had any other life. I didn’t know any other life.
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I’m no good with chords. I’m horrible with chords.
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