Stevie Ray Vaughan on business
Stevie Ray Vaughan40 quotes“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 problem with taking amps to a shop is that they come back sounding like another amp.
Stevie Ray VaughanStevie Ray Vaughan What 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 VaughanStevie Ray Vaughan Looking 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 VaughanStevie Ray Vaughan I use heavy strings, tune low, play hard, and floor it. Floor it. That’s technical talk.
Stevie Ray VaughanStevie Ray Vaughan All the Strats have personalities of their own and feel completely different.
Stevie Ray VaughanStevie Ray Vaughan 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.
Stevie Ray VaughanStevie Ray Vaughan After I changed the string we picked up right where we left off – and punched back in at the same time. I don’t know if this has ever been done before. The engineer sort of looked at us weird, but we got it on the first take.
Stevie Ray VaughanStevie Ray Vaughan 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.
Stevie Ray VaughanStevie Ray Vaughan I was walking around trying to act cool, like I had no fear at all. But I was afraid, afraid that somebody would find out just how scared I was. Now I’m finally realizing that fear is the opposite of love.
Stevie Ray VaughanStevie Ray Vaughan 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 VaughanStevie Ray Vaughan God it’s good to be here walkin together, my friend.
Stevie Ray VaughanStevie Ray Vaughan I’m just doing the best I can now to keep this going… trying to grow up and remain young at the same time.
Stevie Ray VaughanStevie Ray Vaughan Lots of times I’ll play lead and rhythm together.
Stevie Ray VaughanStevie Ray Vaughan 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.
Stevie Ray VaughanStevie Ray Vaughan I don’t play with a lot of finesse. I usually play like I’m breaking out of jail!
Stevie Ray VaughanStevie Ray Vaughan While I was sleeping, I had a beautiful dream that all the people of the world got together on the same wavelength and began helping each other.
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