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 GIBBONSThe 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.
More Billy Gibbons Quotes
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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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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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Water doesn’t hurt a vinyl record. Put it into a dishwasher and you’re fine.
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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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Experience is definitely the high road once driven. It actually enhances the songwriting and song sourcing process.
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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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Brian Eno and Robert Fripp’s foray into some artful excursions into some ethereal electric experiments.
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It’s important to collect unusual characters. It keeps you sharp.
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The blues is life itself.
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In 1950, the biggest amp you could get was no bigger than a tabletop radio.
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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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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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Every once in awhile I’ll call up Eddie (Van Halen) and ask, Found that fourth chord yet?
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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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It’s a real uphill challenge to battle the white-guyness.
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