Stevie Ray Vaughan quotes

Stevie Ray Vaughan was an American blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter, regarded as one of the most influential musicians in the history of blues music. His passionate playing style and powerful performances helped revive interest in the blues during the 1980s. He remains an enduring inspiration for guitarists around the world. Here are 29 of his quotes:

I hit rock bottom, but thank God my bottom wasn't death. (Stevie Ray Vaughan)
Up and down that road in our worn out shoes. Talkin' 'bout good things and singin' the blues. You went your way and I stayed behind. We both knew it was just a matter of time. You're liv-in out dreams of you on top. My mind is achin' and, Lord it won't stop. That's how it happened livin' life by the drop. View quote
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Some of us can be examples about going ahead and growing, and some of us, unfortunately, don't make it there, and end up being examples because they had to die. I hit rock bottom, but thank God my bottom wasn't death. View quote
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The way I play, I go through a set in a year. So I put '58 Gibson Jumbo Bass frets on all my necks. View quote
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Yeah I love my baby, heart and soul Love like ours won't never grow old She's my sweet little thang, she's my pride and joy She's my sweet little baby, I'm her little lover boy. View quote
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Walkin' the Tightrope, steppin' on my friends Walkin' the tight rope, it was a shame and a sin. Walkin the tight rope between wrong and right. Walkin the tight-rope both day and night. View quote
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I am stranded, caught in the crossfire. View quote
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The way people come into your life when you need them, it's wonderful and it happens in so many ways. It's like having an angel. Somebody comes along and helps you get right. View quote
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I'm just doing the best I can now to keep this going... trying to grow up and remain young at the same time. View quote
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You see, we are here, as far as I can tell, to help each other - our brothers, our sisters, our friends, our enemies. That's to help each other, not hurt each other. View quote
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You know, [Jojo] right now, the most important thing in my life is to make sure you understand that, first of all, I thank God I'm alive today, and I mean that. (Stevie Ray Vaughan)
I actually wanted to be a drummer, but I didn't have any drums. View quote
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I wanted to play saxophone, but all I could get were a few squeaks. View quote
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I kept listening, kept going to see people, kept sitting in with people, kept listening to records. If I wanted to learn somebody's stuff, like with Clapton, when I wanted to learn how he was getting some of his sounds - which were real neat - I learned how to make the sounds with my mouth and then copied that with my guitar. View quote
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You know, there's a big lie in this business. The lie is that it's okay to go out in flames. But that doesn't do anybody much good. I may be wrong, but I think Hendrix was trying to come around. View quote
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I was taught to think the next week or month or year will only get better than it is today. So I just keep waiting to see how great it will get! View quote
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Ya know, right now the most important thing in my life is to make sure you understand that, first of all I thank God I'm alive today, and I mean that. I spent too many years of my life thinking that the big party was the whole thing. View quote
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I mainly use Stratocasters. I like a lot of different kinds of guitars, but for what I do, it seems that a Stratocaster is the most versatile. I can pretty much get any sound out of it, and I use stock pickups. View quote
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The problem with taking amps to a shop is that they come back sounding like another amp. View quote
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What I am trying to get across to you; is please take of yourselves and those that you love; because that is what we are hear for, that's all we got, and that is all we can take with us. Are you with me? View quote
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I got a lot of paradoxes in my life. I guess I'm a real confused person, but there are some focused parts to my life now, and I'm slowly trying to put all the pieces back together. (Stevie Ray Vaughan)
I've been trying to grow up some myself, in my heart, and it's happening quick and I feel good about it, and I want that to come out in the music. View quote
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But between sets I'd sneak over to the black places to hear blues musicians. It got to the point where I was making my living at white clubs and having my fun at the other places. View quote
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Lots of times I'll play lead and rhythm together. View quote
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After I changed the string we picked up right where we left off - and punched back in at the same time. I don't know if this has ever been done before. The engineer sort of looked at us weird, but we got it on the first take. View quote
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Stevie Ray Vaughan

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Photo: Bbadventure, CC BY-SA 4.0
Occupation: American Musician
Born: October 3, 1954
Died: August 27, 1990
Quotes count: 29
Wikipedia: Stevie Ray Vaughan

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