God it’s good to be here walkin together, my friend.
STEVIE RAY VAUGHANI hit rock bottom, but thank God my bottom wasn’t death.
More Stevie Ray Vaughan Quotes
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If you hit the front end on the right-hand side you could turn that one on by itself and if you hit on the left-hand side you could turn it on and off. And in the middle it was like serious overdrive.
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I wanted to play saxophone, but all I could get were a few squeaks.
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The way I play, I go through a set in a year. So I put ’58 Gibson Jumbo Bass frets on all my necks.
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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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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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Lots of times I’ll play lead and rhythm together.
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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’m just doing the best I can now to keep this going… trying to grow up and remain young at the same time.
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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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My baby she’s a long and lean, you mess with her you see a man get mean.
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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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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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I use heavy strings, tune low, play hard, and floor it. Floor it. That’s technical talk.
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Even though there’s reasons to try things that may or may not work, it’s still a real intimate way to finish the song with everybody right there in the band just locked in.
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I hit rock bottom, but thank God my bottom wasn’t death.
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