Lightnin’ Hopkins was something of a fixture on the Houston coffee house scene so we were witness to eccentric blues brilliance close up.
BILLY GIBBONSExperience is definitely the high road once driven. It actually enhances the songwriting and song sourcing process.
More Billy Gibbons Quotes
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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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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.
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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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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.
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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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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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The blues is life itself.
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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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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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It’s a real uphill challenge to battle the white-guyness.
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The band is tight enough. Quit practicing!
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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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