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.
STEVIE RAY VAUGHANI hit rock bottom, but thank God my bottom wasn’t death.
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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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It is the human things that make life good, the unexpected kindness, the friendly note, the bracing word, the neighbour’s extra loaf of bread she leaves at our back door.
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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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God it’s good to be here walkin together, my friend.
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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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My baby she’s a long and lean, you mess with her you see a man get mean.
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I mainly use Stratocasters. I like a lot of different kinds of guitars, but for what I do, it seems that a Stratocaster is the most versatile. I can pretty much get any sound out of it, and I use stock pickups.
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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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That’s how it happens, livin life by the drop.
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Some of us can be examples about going ahead and growing, and some of us, unfortunately, don’t make it there, and end up being examples because they had to die. I hit rock bottom, but thank God my bottom wasn’t death.
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When I play from my mind I get in trouble.
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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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The problem with taking amps to a shop is that they come back sounding like another amp.
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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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