Joe Bonamassa Quotes
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My first proper 'Here's your guitar, Joseph' was a 1981 Chiquita, one of those Erlewine travel guitars. And it was good for a four-year-old because it was small.
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It's nice just to be able to go out and, basically, be able to play other types of music and not have any pressure to almost explain it and justify why you did. I just do it because I like to have some fun.
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A guitar is so tactile, and when you're playing bends - and bending notes is a big part of my style - there are so many notes within the note you're bending from and the note you're bending up to.
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I really loved being able to perform my songs and sing them myself.
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I'm not one of those people that has to share personal experiences. That's not really the kind of writer I am. I'm a very private person to begin with.
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I've always been a fan of the five-speed transmission - on anything.
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'Beck-Ola' is a weird album.
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I like to be in the room with players that are better than me. That's always a good place to be.
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I work well under pressure.
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Sometimes you have to blame yourself before you can blame others.
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I've never been universally loved from the beginning.
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I live, breathe, and sleep guitars.
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I am the poster boy for brick-by-brick foundation building. Play a club. Put on a good show for 35 people. Come back. Build your market. Have people talk about you.
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I learned that if I put my mind to something vocally, I can pull it off. You just have to get your head-space right.
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That's right, I take vocal lessons - done it for years. There's nothing wrong with it.
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I'll tell you, what the world doesn't need is another Joe Bonamassa DVD.
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There are good '59 Les Pauls, and there are not-so-good ones. There are ones that are just OK, that don't sustain as well.
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When you go into a situation, and you're honest and straight-up about something, you put all your cards on the table.
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I was thrust into an adult world very quickly, and that can make anyone somewhat socially maladjusted to dealing with people your own age. But I wouldn't trade any of it.
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You know who I'd like to open for? This will be a surprise, but I'll tell you who: Iron Maiden.
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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.
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Jimi Hendrix is a classic example of a player in which everything he did, it was all in his hands.
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British blues was my favorite music, and it still is.