No, 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 GIBBONSMaybe browse online, yet that tactile feel of flipping through a stack of vinyl remains one of life’s simple pleasures.
More Billy Gibbons Quotes
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Can’t do it, simply cause underneath ’em is too ugly.
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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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After the band loaded in and the curtain opened, we realized there was exactly one paying customer in the audience.
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Water doesn’t hurt a vinyl record. Put it into a dishwasher and you’re fine.
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One 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.
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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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Did Muddy Waters play an acoustic? Well of course he did. But did he turn his back on being able to plug it in and play louder?
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It’s important to collect unusual characters. It keeps you sharp.
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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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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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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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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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The rawness and the richness of music on vinyl almost went away, but it still seems to be on a lot of people’s radar, and for good reason.
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I’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.
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