Blind Faith Quotes
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Our love will rule in this kingdom we have made.
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It's been very important throughout my career that I've met all the guys I've copied, because at each stage they've said, 'Don't play like me, play like you.'
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There are people these days who can do things on the guitar which are beyond my reach. There's one guy who plays with Queen who can do things I would dream of doing. I sincerely mean that.
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Give me a guitar and I'll play; give me a stage and I'll perform; give me an auditorium and I'll fill it.
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I never met Johnny Rotten, and I didn't want to meet Johnny Rotten.
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Yeah, it is, because it's a real discovery of your inner resources, you know. That's what my character is all about and what my playing is all about. But to get up there and just go inside and draw out something that makes you feel good first and foremost.
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I'd love to knock an audience cold with one note, but what do you do for the rest of the evening?
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I've always wanted the sound of Muddy Waters' early records - only louder
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I think I deliberately sold out a couple of times. I picked the songs that I thought would do well in the marketplace, even though I didn't really love the song.
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Every time you pick up your guitar to play, play as if it's the last time.
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There's a desire in me to express something - to match what I hear in my head.
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I couldn't believe how good Jimi Hendrix was It was a really difficult thing for me to deal with, but I just had to surrender and say, 'This is fantastic.'
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I am, and always will be, a blues guitarist.
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Risk is trying to control something you are powerless over.
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Only ask and you will get what you are needing, the rest is up to you.
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One summer I remember, I got exposed to Chuck Berry and Buddy Holly and Buddy Holly was a very very big, made a very big impression on me. Because of a lot of things, you know, the way he looked and his charisma.
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I used to do crazy things that people would bail me out of, and I'm just grateful that I survived. But the music got very lost; I didn't know where I was going, and I didn't really care. I was more into just having a good time, and I think it showed.
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I mean, the sound of an amplified guitar in a room full of people was so hypnotic and addictive to me, that I could cross any kind of border to get on there.
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You can't mastermind everything. You'll go crazy. Just show up and play.
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I sought my father in the world of the black musician, because it contained wisdom, experience, sadness and loneliness. I was not ever interested in the music of boys. From my youngest years, I was interested in the music of men.
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I always respected that B.B. sees music in a very open, free way.
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I saw you walking with your other man today. If I catch you one more time, I'm gonna blow you both away.
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I like solitude. I like the anomalous life. I like a quiet life.
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I admire Eddie Van Halen and Steve Lukather, but they might blow me away quite easily if we were to jam together.