If I'm soloing, I usually try to start with a theme, which will often stem from the blues. — Joe Bonamassa Copy Share Image
Most blues guitar players don't concentrate on singing and melodies. And forget about the bridge - the bridge doesn't exist. They go… — Joe Bonamassa Copy Share Image
When you're 12 and, you know, slightly overweight and - for lack of a better word - white, and you're playing blues,… — Joe Bonamassa Copy Share Image
That's the thing about the blues: It's one thing to hit a note on a guitar. To make it matter is something… — Joe Bonamassa Copy Share Image
Eric Clapton and Jeff Beck made me an Anglophile. I listened to English and Irish artists as a kid, and they were… — Joe Bonamassa Copy Share Image
There was a rumour that I was buying Gibson. It circulated around the Internet... And I just go, 'How well off do… — Joe Bonamassa Copy Share Image
If it wasn't for guys like Gary Moore, I wouldn't exist. He not only proved that the blues could rock but it… — Joe Bonamassa Copy Share Image
When you think blues, you think BB King. Even a young kid can look at a picture of BB King and say,… — Joe Bonamassa Copy Share Image
The blues, the way it's interpreted, is always a product of your environment, and so it's almost like food. You know, it's… — Joe Bonamassa Copy Share Image
That's where the Black Keys and Jack White have succeeded and I've failed: They've actually convinced college kids that they're listening to… — Joe Bonamassa Copy Share Image
That's the thing about the blues: It's one thing to hit a note on a guitar. To make it matter is something else altogether. — Joe Bonamassa Copy Share
My first proper 'Here's your guitar, Joseph' was a 1981 Chiquita, one of those Erlewine travel guitars. And it was good for a four-year-old… — Joe Bonamassa Copy Share
I collect as many acoustic guitars as I need for a specific purpose. Acoustic guitars are really just tools for me. — Joe Bonamassa Copy Share
When you're 12 and, you know, slightly overweight and - for lack of a better word - white, and you're playing blues, you get… — Joe Bonamassa Copy Share
The blues, the way it's interpreted, is always a product of your environment, and so it's almost like food. You know, it's like you… — Joe Bonamassa Copy Share
At the end of the day, you really want to make sure that organic music, made by human beings, at least has a voice. — Joe Bonamassa Copy Share
If I'm soloing, I usually try to start with a theme, which will often stem from the blues. — Joe Bonamassa Copy Share
Greece was a muse. It inspired creativity in magical ways that I can't even begin to understand or explain. — Joe Bonamassa Copy Share
There was a rumour that I was buying Gibson. It circulated around the Internet... And I just go, 'How well off do you think… — Joe Bonamassa Copy Share
I love to collect guitars made in the 1950s. I like preserving and playing them. — Joe Bonamassa Copy Share
I've always been a big fan of taking old songs and completely turning them on their head. Having no adherence to the fine tradition… — Joe Bonamassa Copy Share
I dislike all those cookie-cutter Nashville songs. You know the ones: about tight jeans and pick-up trucks. — Joe Bonamassa Copy Share
