When I play from my mind I get in trouble.
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?
More Stevie Ray Vaughan Quotes
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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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My baby she’s a long and lean, you mess with her you see a man get mean.
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Your sound is in your hands as much as anything. It’s the way you pick, and the way you hold the guitar, more than it is the amp or the guitar you use.
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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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You 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.
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I use heavy strings, tune low, play hard, and floor it. Floor it. That’s technical talk.
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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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Looking back in front of me, in the mirror a grin. Through eyes of love I see, I’m only looking at a friend.
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I actually wanted to be a drummer, but I didn’t have any drums.
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Jazz changes and all. But I don’t know the names of what it is I’m doing.
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I hit rock bottom, but thank God my bottom wasn’t death.
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So, my big brother was playing guitar and I figured I’d try it too.
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Lots of times I’ll play lead and rhythm together.
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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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I play as many different things – piano, sax and harp parts – as I can at once. Whatever I can fit, whenever I need to.
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