Black Country Communion Quotes
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My first memory of guitar was seeing my father play one.
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I really loved being able to perform my songs and sing them myself.
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'Beck-Ola' is a weird album.
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I've always been a fan of the five-speed transmission - on anything.
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It's good to see young kids getting into the blues.
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The one area where I'll say that Hendrix is underrated was his ability to use chord melodies. He used different inversions of chords and was able to make a three-piece band sound absolutely huge. From the moment Hendrix and the Experience came on the scene, power trios had their work cut out for them.
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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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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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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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I work well under pressure.
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Sometimes you have to blame yourself before you can blame others.
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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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I've never been universally loved from the beginning.
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I live, breathe, and sleep guitars.
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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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British blues was my favorite music, and it still is.
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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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Jimi Hendrix is a classic example of a player in which everything he did, it was all in his hands.
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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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That's right, I take vocal lessons - done it for years. There's nothing wrong with it.
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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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I'll tell you, what the world doesn't need is another Joe Bonamassa DVD.
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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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When you go into a situation, and you're honest and straight-up about something, you put all your cards on the table.