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.
BILLY GIBBONSDid 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?
More Billy Gibbons Quotes
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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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It’s a real uphill challenge to battle the white-guyness.
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If you’re really looking for something in particular, it helps to take your time.
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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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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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In 1950, the biggest amp you could get was no bigger than a tabletop radio.
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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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Experience is definitely the high road once driven. It actually enhances the songwriting and song sourcing process.
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It’s important to collect unusual characters. It keeps you sharp.
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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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Can’t do it, simply cause underneath ’em is too ugly.
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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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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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