Song Quotes by Joe Bonamassa

I have a 1969 Grammer Johnny Cash acoustic guitar, and it's so inspirational.

— Joe Bonamassa

At the end of the day, I think having some life experience is helpful to play any kind of music.

— Joe Bonamassa

I'm an acoustic guitar owner - in the sense that I own them, and they sit at my house, and I never…

— Joe Bonamassa

I'm a kooky collector and own a couple of hundred guitars.

— Joe Bonamassa

Jimi Hendrix is a classic example of a player in which everything he did, it was all in his hands.

— Joe Bonamassa

My first memory of guitar was seeing my father play one.

— Joe Bonamassa

I'll tell you, what the world doesn't need is another Joe Bonamassa DVD.

— Joe Bonamassa

I love to collect guitars made in the 1950s. I like preserving and playing them.

— Joe Bonamassa

There was a rumour that I was buying Gibson. It circulated around the Internet... And I just go, 'How well off do…

— Joe Bonamassa

Eric Clapton and Jeff Beck made me an Anglophile. I listened to English and Irish artists as a kid, and they were…

— Joe Bonamassa

As far as actual playing, Clapton - by far - is my biggest influence, and you can tuck Jeff Beck underneath that.

— Joe Bonamassa

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

A guitar is so tactile, and when you're playing bends - and bending notes is a big part of my style -…

— Joe Bonamassa

My first proper 'Here's your guitar, Joseph' was a 1981 Chiquita, one of those Erlewine travel guitars. And it was good for…

— Joe Bonamassa

One of these days, when I get tired of it all, I'll keep six guitars and the amps I'm using, and I'll…

— Joe Bonamassa

At the end of the day, you really want to make sure that organic music, made by human beings, at least has…

— Joe Bonamassa

I don't think there's any music that you hear on the radio today that would be possible without Jimi Hendrix. Rock, blues-rock,…

— Joe Bonamassa

I went through a period in my life where I didn't have money to buy ramen noodles and peanut butter and jelly,…

— Joe Bonamassa

The first thing you realise very quickly when you decide to do an acoustic version of an electric song is your solo…

— Joe Bonamassa

The one area where I'll say that Hendrix is underrated was his ability to use chord melodies. He used different inversions of…

— Joe Bonamassa

I really loved being able to perform my songs and sing them myself.

— Joe Bonamassa

That's right, I take vocal lessons - done it for years. There's nothing wrong with it.

— Joe Bonamassa

It's not enough to play a song: you have to inhabit it.

— Joe Bonamassa

I collect as many acoustic guitars as I need for a specific purpose. Acoustic guitars are really just tools for me.

— Joe Bonamassa

A guitar is a guitar. Whether it was made yesterday or 51 years ago, if it's good, it will stand the test…

— Joe Bonamassa

I think what I do really well is that I can 'chameleon' myself into many styles at a very fast pace, sometimes…

— Joe Bonamassa

I'm probably a more intentional acoustic player than I am an electric player because of lack of influences. I just play acoustic…

— Joe Bonamassa

There are good '59 Les Pauls, and there are not-so-good ones. There are ones that are just OK, that don't sustain as…

— Joe Bonamassa

I've really gotten over pedals. I can't keep up with this craze of boutique pedals that make you sound like everything but…

— Joe Bonamassa

I play acoustic when I need to play acoustic, and I say I'm probably a better acoustic player than I am electric.

— Joe Bonamassa