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.
BILLY GIBBONSIn 1950, the biggest amp you could get was no bigger than a tabletop radio.
More Billy Gibbons Quotes
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It’s important to collect unusual characters. It keeps you sharp.
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Lightnin’ Hopkins was something of a fixture on the Houston coffee house scene so we were witness to eccentric blues brilliance close up.
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The band is tight enough. Quit practicing!
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Turn on, tune up, rock out.
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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.
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Experience is definitely the high road once driven. It actually enhances the songwriting and song sourcing process.
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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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There’s not a single genre that is hard to find or hard to get.
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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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If you’re really looking for something in particular, it helps to take your time.
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In 1950, the biggest amp you could get was no bigger than a tabletop radio.
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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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It’s a real uphill challenge to battle the white-guyness.
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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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Can’t do it, simply cause underneath ’em is too ugly.
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