Alcatrazz Quotes
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I didn't have any aspirations of becoming famous or successful; in fact I was scared to death of all that. I remember somebody once said that if a rock musician goes on tour, he goes insane. I was very impressionable and I carried this useless weight of fear around with me about going on tour, all because of this thing somebody said.
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I wasn't very big on going to school. I tried to get a gig as a luthier.
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As a musician, I look for certain things that stimulate me. And what I look for is something that's an evolution on a particular genre that I never heard before.
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My past is very interesting, and I treasure it, but to write about it, it's just not on my radar.
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The older I get, the more I just like plugging directly into my amp. I'm tired of trying to impress myself with weird sounds. It's about the notes more.
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I loved the guitar, and I had all of this music in my head. My passion for the guitar and the ideas for what I could create musically were equal. So that's where I was.
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Jeff Beck is compelled by his inner artistic drive to keep evolving the instrument. He'll use the whammy bar with the volume knob and the tone control all at the same time - creating harmonics that no human being should be able to hit.
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If you're feeling emotional when you're creating something, it'll sound that way.
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I've been approached many times to write all sorts of books about my past and my personal life. I get interest from people who want to do reality shows, and somebody just offered me a huge amount of money to write my spiritual memoirs. I'm just not interested.
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I'm a big fan of cultural music, and that's how I try to expand my playing, by listening to music that is not conventionally American.
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The tone is in your fingers, not in your amp or effects.
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If you want to play something that you can't, you need to see and hear yourself doing it in your minds eye. It will start to happen
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I think every artist subconsciously wants to evolve themselves. Sometimes they get stuck in ruts because of pop culture, peer pressure, stuff like that. But what excites me most is exploring my own musical insights and expanding upon them.
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Make an exercise out of everything you can’t do.
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I like my voice, but I can't deliver as much as I wish I could.
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Still to this day, I am deeply satisfied when watching a guitar player who is connected with their art and instrument. GuitarTV helps you tap into that connection, and to each other.
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Criticism can be devastating. When push comes to shove, we are all very sensitive.
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I can tell you this: I'm an extremely passionate individual. I try to be careful how I display it because you never know how people are going to take it.
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I don't believe in 'greatest'. I believe in favorites.
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So that's the challenge for me and that has always been the challenge - finding that melody, that riff, that thing that just lights me up and makes me feel like it's Christmas.
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The guitar is the coolest instrument in the world.
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You can never deny the immense talent, rock credibility and iconic historical contribution that Van Halen made.
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If I remain true to what's in my heart, that's all the success I need.