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title: "1 Audience Kind Quotes By Billy Gibbons"
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> [One springs to mind: one of our very first gigs in a small East Texas town was not well promoted. At least, that was our conclusion. After the band loaded in and the curtain opened, we realized there was exactly…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-gibbons/one-springs-to-mind-one-of-our-very-first-gigs-in-a-small-east-texas/)

[Billy Gibbons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-gibbons/)

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## More by Billy Gibbons

> [There's not a single genre that is hard to find or hard to get.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-gibbons/there-s-not-a-single-genre-that-is-hard-to-find-or-hard-to-get/)

[Billy Gibbons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-gibbons/)

> [Ever since I was a little kid and first heard Jimmy Reed's 'Honey, Don't Let Me Go,' the blues has been in my blood.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-gibbons/ever-since-i-was-a-little-kid-and-first-heard-jimmy-reed-s-honey-don/)

[Billy Gibbons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-gibbons/)

> [Water doesn't hurt a vinyl record. Put it into a dishwasher and you're fine.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-gibbons/water-doesn-t-hurt-a-vinyl-record-put-it-into-a-dishwasher-and-you-re/)

[Billy Gibbons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-gibbons/)

> [Experience is definitely the high road once driven. It actually enhances the songwriting and song sourcing process.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-gibbons/experience-is-definitely-the-high-road-once-driven-it-actually/)

[Billy Gibbons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-gibbons/)

> [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...…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-gibbons/zz-top-did-get-a-chance-to-play-with-lightnin-hopkins-and-jimmy-reed/)

[Billy Gibbons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-gibbons/)

> [Can't do it, simply cause underneath 'em is too ugly.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-gibbons/can-t-do-it-simply-cause-underneath-em-is-too-ugly/)

[Billy Gibbons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-gibbons/)

> [I probably owe as much to Jeff Beck as I do to Son House with connections to the blues.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-gibbons/i-probably-owe-as-much-to-jeff-beck-as-i-do-to-son-house-with/)

[Billy Gibbons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-gibbons/)

> [It's important to collect unusual characters. It keeps you sharp.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-gibbons/it-s-important-to-collect-unusual-characters-it-keeps-you-sharp/)

[Billy Gibbons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-gibbons/)

> [Having a visual element to your band is a good thing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-gibbons/having-a-visual-element-to-your-band-is-a-good-thing/)

[Billy Gibbons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-gibbons/)

> [Each guitar has its own character and personality, which can be magnified once the player engages in beatin' it up](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-gibbons/each-guitar-has-its-own-character-and-personality-which-can-be/)

[Billy Gibbons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-gibbons/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-gibbons/well-everybody-faces-the-fact-there-really-aren-t-many-records-stores/)

[Billy Gibbons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-gibbons/)

> [... I too once belived in the heavier gauge string as a superior tone source. However, thanks to the graciousness of B.B. King I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-gibbons/i-too-once-belived-in-the-heavier-gauge-string-as-a-superior-tone/)

[Billy Gibbons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-gibbons/)

> [Until you learn to play what you want to hear, you're barking up the wrong tree.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-gibbons/until-you-learn-to-play-what-you-want-to-hear-you-re-barking-up-the/)

[Billy Gibbons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-gibbons/)

> [One springs to mind: one of our very first gigs in a small East Texas town was not well promoted. At least, that was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-gibbons/one-springs-to-mind-one-of-our-very-first-gigs-in-a-small-east-texas/)

[Billy Gibbons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-gibbons/)

> [It doesn't take much to be good, but it takes a lot to be real good.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-gibbons/it-doesn-t-take-much-to-be-good-but-it-takes-a-lot-to-be-real-good/)

[Billy Gibbons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-gibbons/)

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