I’ve been trying to grow up some myself, in my heart, and it’s happening quick and I feel good about it, and I want that to come out in the music.
STEVIE RAY VAUGHANI’ve been trying to grow up some myself, in my heart, and it’s happening quick and I feel good about it, and I want that to come out in the music.
STEVIE RAY VAUGHANLooking back in front of me, in the mirror a grin. Through eyes of love I see, I’m only looking at a friend.
STEVIE RAY VAUGHANI’ve put my life back together, but it’s all a growing process and that’s neat, too, because if you stop growing, what good is it musically? So that is what I am looking forward to – growing. In some ways, I felt stagnant in my life and it showed.
STEVIE RAY VAUGHANYou know, there’s a big lie in this business. The lie is that it’s okay to go out in flames. But that doesn’t do anybody much good. I may be wrong, but I think Hendrix was trying to come around.
STEVIE RAY VAUGHANGod it’s good to be here walkin together, my friend.
STEVIE RAY VAUGHANBut between sets I’d sneak over to the black places to hear blues musicians. It got to the point where I was making my living at white clubs and having my fun at the other places.
STEVIE RAY VAUGHANI wanted to play saxophone, but all I could get were a few squeaks.
STEVIE RAY VAUGHANThe whole deal is when you walk onstage, you’re up there bigger than life. People idolize you.
STEVIE RAY VAUGHANI was taught to think the next week or month or year will only get better than it is today. So I just keep waiting to see how great it will get!
STEVIE RAY VAUGHANI actually wanted to be a drummer, but I didn’t have any drums.
STEVIE RAY VAUGHANYou know, right now, the most important thing in my life is to make sure you understand that, first of all, I thank God I’m alive today, and I mean that. You see, I spent too many years of my life thinking that the big party was the whole thing.
STEVIE RAY VAUGHANSo, my big brother was playing guitar and I figured I’d try it too.
STEVIE RAY VAUGHANThat’s how it happens, livin life by the drop.
STEVIE RAY VAUGHANWhat I am trying to get across to you; is please take of yourselves and those that you love; because that is what we are hear for, that’s all we got, and that is all we can take with us. Are you with me?
STEVIE RAY VAUGHANI love my baby like the finest wine, I’ll stick with her until the end of time.
STEVIE RAY VAUGHANI hit rock bottom, but thank God my bottom wasn’t death.
STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN