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 VAUGHANJazz changes and all. But I don’t know the names of what it is I’m doing.
More Stevie Ray Vaughan Quotes
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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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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?
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When I play from my mind I get in trouble.
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All the Strats have personalities of their own and feel completely different.
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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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So, my big brother was playing guitar and I figured I’d try it too.
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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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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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God it’s good to be here walkin together, my friend.
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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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I actually wanted to be a drummer, but I didn’t have any drums.
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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.
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That’s how it happens, livin life by the drop.
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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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Jazz changes and all. But I don’t know the names of what it is I’m doing.
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