I play as many different things – piano, sax and harp parts – as I can at once. Whatever I can fit, whenever I need to.
STEVIE RAY VAUGHANI’m just doing the best I can now to keep this going… trying to grow up and remain young at the same time.
More Stevie Ray Vaughan Quotes
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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.
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But 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.
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You 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.
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The way people come into your life when you need them, it’s wonderful and it happens in so many ways. It’s like having an angel. Somebody comes along and helps you get right.
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The whole deal is when you walk onstage, you’re up there bigger than life. People idolize you.
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I don’t play with a lot of finesse. I usually play like I’m breaking out of jail!
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I love my baby like the finest wine, I’ll stick with her until the end of time.
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I got a lot of paradoxes in my life. I guess I’m a real confused person, but there are some focused parts to my life now, and I’m slowly trying to put all the pieces back together.
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Music really is a way to reach out and hold on to each other in a healthy way.
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The problem with taking amps to a shop is that they come back sounding like another amp.
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God it’s good to be here walkin together, my friend.
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You see, we are here, as far as I can tell, to help each other – our brothers, our sisters, our friends, our enemies. That’s to help each other, not hurt each other.
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I actually wanted to be a drummer, but I didn’t have any drums.
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I wanted to play saxophone, but all I could get were a few squeaks.
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All the Strats have personalities of their own and feel completely different.
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