ZZ Top Quotes
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Sooner rather than later, any other form other than digital media will be a thing of the past. It won't vanish, but let's face it, this is seemingly the way of the future.
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In 1950, the biggest amp you could get was no bigger than a tabletop radio.
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Did Muddy Waters play an acoustic? Well of course he did. But did he turn his back on being able to plug it in and play louder? No, he plugged in and turned it up and got miles and miles ahead of the game in one fateful act of just plugging in.
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I too once belived in the heavier gauge string as a superior tone source. However, thanks to the graciousness of B.B. King I learned that a lighter-gauge string offers superior playing comfort ... try it, you may like it.
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ZZ Top did get a chance to play with Lightnin' Hopkins and Jimmy Reed, there's still that one, single song we just can't shake... J.B. Hutto's "Combination Boogie".
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Our hearts go out to all of our neighbors who have suffered because of Katrina. We're very happy to be part of One Country and to do whatever we can to help out.
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A blown-out tube ripped some of the grind from the amplifier, throwing us into a momentary tizzy. The unusual sound led me to play unusually, and the recorded take turned out to be a keeper. Insriration can come from the most unlikely places ... keep your head on and your ears open.
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"For our legacy, I hope people would listen to the body of the work and not just one segment. Most people have their favorites or don't like us at all, and any of that's cool."
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Water doesn't hurt a vinyl record. Put it into a dishwasher and you're fine.
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"I promise you, if we did 'Fly Me To The Moon' it would still sound like ZZ Top. It's just the way we play."
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They prospect of seeing oneself in the mirror clean-shaven is too close to a Vincent Price film... a prospect not to be contemplated, no matter the compensation.
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There seems to be less of a collector's philosophy among people and the products they own.
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Each guitar has its own character and personality, which can be magnified once the player engages in beatin' it up...
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My mom took my sister and me to see Elvis [Presley] in concert when was, maybe 5 or 6, and I liked everything about it.
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Until you learn to play what you want to hear, you're barking up the wrong tree.
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If you're really looking for something in particular, it helps to take your time.
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I probably owe as much to Jeff Beck as I do to Son House with connections to the blues.
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It doesn't take much to be good, but it takes a lot to be real good.
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Well, everybody faces the fact there really aren't many records stores around to just go and browse. Maybe browse online, yet that tactile feel of flipping through a stack of vinyl remains one of life's simple pleasures.