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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.

Stevie Ray Vaughan

Music really is a way to reach out and hold on to each other in a healthy way.
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Each Other Hold On Music Reach
I wanted to play saxophone, but all I could get were a few squeaks.
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Instrument Myself Play
I use heavy strings, tune low, play hard, and floor it. Floor it. That’s technical talk.
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Hard heavy Myself Talk
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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Goodness Herself Human Leaving Life Word
I hit rock bottom, but thank God my bottom wasn’t death.
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Death Depression Gratitude Myself Thankful
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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Death Example Growth Myself Unfortunate
I don’t play with a lot of finesse. I usually play like I’m breaking out of jail!
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Break Myself Play Prison
Jazz changes and all. But I don’t know the names of what it is I’m doing.
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Change Myself Name Work
I was taught to think the next week or month or year will only get better than it is today. So I just keep waiting to see how great it will get!
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Better Day Greatness Myself See Teaching Thinking Wait
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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Guess Life Myself Pieces Reality Slow Togetherness
The whole deal is when you walk onstage, you’re up there bigger than life. People idolize you.
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Big Deal Idol Life People Value Walk Yourself
God it’s good to be here walkin together, my friend.
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God Myself Togetherness Walk
I love my baby like the finest wine, I’ll stick with her until the end of time.
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Children Fine Love Relationship Time Wine
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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Alive Important Life Thankful Thinking Yourself
Lots of times I’ll play lead and rhythm together.
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Leadership Play Rhythm Time Togetherness
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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Intimate Lock Reason Work

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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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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