Black Country Communion Quotes
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Whenever I hear my playing, I can't detach from my influences: there's my Jeff Beck, there's the Clapton bit, the Eric Johnson bit, the Birelli Lagrene bit, the Billy Gibbons.
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I really loved being able to perform my songs and sing them myself.
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I've always been a fan of the five-speed transmission - on anything.
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I'm always looking for something new to do.
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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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It's good to see young kids getting into the blues.
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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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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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'Beck-Ola' is a weird album.
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I live, breathe, and sleep guitars.
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My goal for 'Black Rock' was pretty simple: I wanted to make the feel-good record of the summer.
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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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British blues was my favorite music, and it still is.
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I work well under pressure.
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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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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 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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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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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'll tell you, what the world doesn't need is another Joe Bonamassa DVD.
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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.