Joe Bonamassa Quotes
At the end of the day, you, as the player, create the tone coming out of the amp. The gear is part of it but by no means all of it.
Quotes to Explore
-
But what you realise after you've been in the business for a while is that people develop opinions about you that don't have anything to do with your music, they like or dislike you for a million reasons, they like or dislike you for your last record.
-
They talk about the failure of socialism but where is the success of capitalism in Africa, Asia and Latin America?
-
Everybody in the Middle East wants to explain why they're right.
-
What I believe will make my acting career successful going forward is hard work. I like to challenge myself. Then it's the people I meet and choosing the projects I want to work on correctly. There's a lot of characters I can play.
-
My dad's one of the funniest men in the world. I grew up with him making me laugh so much I'd beg him to stop.
-
I actually like to sing on 'Rock Band.' I prefer to take the mic.
-
Even a purely moral act that has no hope of any immediate and visible political effect can gradually and indirectly, over time, gain in political significance.
-
I like someone with a really good and dark sense of humour.
-
My career is a journey for me, and any journey is incomplete without the struggle.
-
The worst affected from corruption is the common man.
-
Power is, in its nature, encroaching; and such is the human make that men who are vested with a share of it are generally inclined to take more than it was intended they should have.
-
When an issue is so fraught with partisanship, a special counsel provides some modicum of transparency and accountability rather the the veil of politics.
-
I was under the false impression that I could sing in high school, so I did a lot of musical stuff. I can't sing or dance, so that was entertaining for everyone.
-
There have been times when I've reflected on my international career and just thought: 'Well that was a massive waste of time.' Sorry for sounding sour, but my best mate, David Beckham, got butchered after the World Cup in 1998, then my brother, Phil, after Euro 2000.
-
I just feel like whenever the team needs a bucket, I can come and get it. I feel I'm a really good scorer.
-
I think the computer is a hindrance to good writing because it is so tempting to leave what you've written. If you use a typewriter, you must retype if you make a mistake, and thus, you must re-examine every word.
-
Good analysis is very useful when you want to convert a political decision into an investment. It can also go the other way and drive policy.
-
Kids get a lot of lip service in disaster planning, but they tend to get far fewer resources than they need. The mantra of 'children are our most valuable resource' is almost never matched by actual funding.
-
Math is like going to the gym for your brain. It sharpens your mind.
-
We were doing very well in those days, but now we’re just moving along. I make a reasonable amount of money. My bills are paid, but when something like this happens it’s like getting a big bonus and it’s really great fun for a while and then back to just doing the work…
-
You have to communicate with your teammates; you have to be on a string. There are a lot of things that go into a play. And then you are guarding a two or three, which is probably one of their better players on the team, so you're focused on them.
-
I have lots of passions - gardens, art, music and reading. I have eclectic taste and read a huge variety of books.
-
Great men are they who see that spiritual is stronger than any material force - that thoughts rule the world.
-
At the end of the day, you, as the player, create the tone coming out of the amp. The gear is part of it but by no means all of it.
