The first thing you realise very quickly when you decide to do an acoustic version of an electric song is your solo either becomes either very truncated, very different, or non-existent, because even if you play a clean solo, it's… — Joe Bonamassa Copy Share Image
A great solo is one that's so frail that it actually teeters on the edge of falling apart, but doesn't. — 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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 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 like you… — Joe Bonamassa Copy Share Image
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 Image
If I'm soloing, I usually try to start with a theme, which will often stem from the blues. — Joe Bonamassa Copy Share Image
Greece was a muse. It inspired creativity in magical ways that I can't even begin to understand or explain. — 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 you think… — Joe Bonamassa Copy Share Image
I love to collect guitars made in the 1950s. I like preserving and playing them. — Joe Bonamassa Copy Share Image
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 Image
