--- title: "12 Stevie Ray Vaughan Quotes by 11 authors" description: "Browse 12 Stevie Ray Vaughan quotes by 11 authors. Discover the best Stevie Ray Vaughan sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/808/jack-garratt-8089_guitar_my-guitar-setup-is-inspired-by-stevie-ra_1375065.jpg" --- > [My guitar setup is inspired by Stevie Ray Vaughan.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-garratt/my-guitar-setup-is-inspired-by-stevie-ray-vaughan/) [Jack Garratt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-garratt/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/808/jack-garratt-8089_guitar_my-guitar-setup-is-inspired-by-stevie-ra_1375065.jpg) > [It's definitely true that Stevie Ray Vaughan is one of my all-time favorite guitarists.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kirk-hammett/it-s-definitely-true-that-stevie-ray-vaughan-is-one-of-my-all-time/) [Kirk Hammett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kirk-hammett/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/618/kirk-hammett-10072_all-time_it-s-definitely-true-that-stevie-ray-vau_1952224.jpg) > [I used to sit for hours and copy every lick on those early AC/DC and Kiss records. From there, I went on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-mccready/i-used-to-sit-for-hours-and-copy-every-lick-on-those-early-ac-dc-and/) [Mike McCready](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-mccready/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ac8/mike-mccready-3746_copy_i-used-to-sit-for-hours-and-copy-every-l_944066.jpg) > [I was inspired to play electric guitar from listening to a lot of Carlos Santana, Stevie Ray Vaughan, and B.B. King, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/orianthi/i-was-inspired-to-play-electric-guitar-from-listening-to-a-lot-of/) [Orianthi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/orianthi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aff/orianthi-4216_electric-guitar_i-was-inspired-to-play-electric-guitar-f_1250041.jpg) > [I used to watch MTV when they played music, and discovered Robert Cray, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Jeff Healey.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-bonamassa/i-used-to-watch-mtv-when-they-played-music-and-discovered-robert-cray/) [Joe Bonamassa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-bonamassa/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3e9/joe-bonamassa-6126_jeff_i-used-to-watch-mtv-when-they-played-mus_1263376.jpg) > [I've said that playing the blues is like having to be black twice. Stevie Ray Vaughan missed on both counts, but I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/b-b-king/i-ve-said-that-playing-the-blues-is-like-having-to-be-black-twice/) [B. B. King](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/b-b-king/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/914/b-b-king-4531_black_i-ve-said-that-playing-the-blues-is-like_2646045.png) > [I've always been a fan of Buddy Guy as a guitarist, as well as Stevie Ray Vaughan and those blues guys. I'd…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-carmack/i-ve-always-been-a-fan-of-buddy-guy-as-a-guitarist-as-well-as-stevie/) [Chris Carmack](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-carmack/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6e4/chris-carmack-14481_always_i-ve-always-been-a-fan-of-buddy-guy-as-a_582116.jpg) > [Stevie Ray Vaughan was very intense. Maybe that's what caught everybody's attention. As a player, he didn't do anything amazing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ritchie-blackmore/stevie-ray-vaughan-was-very-intense-maybe-that-s-what-caught/) [Ritchie Blackmore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ritchie-blackmore/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d66/ritchie-blackmore-11353_attention_stevie-ray-vaughan-was-very-intense-mayb_349098.png) > [I was reading an article with Stevie Ray Vaughan a long time ago, and the number '1959' stuck out to me for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-mccready/i-was-reading-an-article-with-stevie-ray-vaughan-a-long-time-ago-and/) [Mike McCready](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-mccready/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a97/mike-mccready-3746_band_i-was-reading-an-article-with-stevie-ray_1182948.jpg) > [I think there are always people who, when they get the bug to play an instrument, they want to get as good…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/todd-rundgren/i-think-there-are-always-people-who-when-they-get-the-bug-to-play-an/) [Todd Rundgren](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/todd-rundgren/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f2b/todd-rundgren-3427_adequate_i-think-there-are-always-people-who-when_868357.jpg) > [It is a well-known mystery that guitar players suddenly get better once they are dead. Buddy Holly was the first. Stevie Ray…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lemmy-kilmister/it-is-a-well-known-mystery-that-guitar-players-suddenly-get-better/) [Lemmy Kilmister](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lemmy-kilmister/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f46/lemmy-kilmister-10138_alive_it-is-a-well-known-mystery-that-guitar-p_2980614.jpg) > [“Do the thing you love to do. Hank Williams died at the ripe old age of twentynine. Stevie Ray Vaughan at thirty-five.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jill-s-alexander/do-the-thing-you-love-to-do-hank-williams-died-at-the-ripe-old-age-of/) [Jill S. Alexander](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jill-s-alexander/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1c1/jill-s-alexander-43759_death_do-the-thing-you-love-to-do-hank-william_2562675.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/stevie-ray-vaughan/#itemlist", "name": "Stevie Ray Vaughan Quotes", "numberOfItems": 12, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "My guitar setup is inspired by Stevie Ray Vaughan.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Jack Garratt" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-garratt/my-guitar-setup-is-inspired-by-stevie-ray-vaughan/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/808/jack-garratt-8089_guitar_my-guitar-setup-is-inspired-by-stevie-ra_1375065.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/808/jack-garratt-8089_guitar_my-guitar-setup-is-inspired-by-stevie-ra_1375065.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/808/jack-garratt-8089_guitar_my-guitar-setup-is-inspired-by-stevie-ra_1375065.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“My guitar setup is inspired by Stevie Ray Vaughan.” — Jack Garratt", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "It's definitely true that Stevie Ray Vaughan is one of my all-time favorite guitarists.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Kirk Hammett" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kirk-hammett/it-s-definitely-true-that-stevie-ray-vaughan-is-one-of-my-all-time/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/618/kirk-hammett-10072_all-time_it-s-definitely-true-that-stevie-ray-vau_1952224.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/618/kirk-hammett-10072_all-time_it-s-definitely-true-that-stevie-ray-vau_1952224.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/618/kirk-hammett-10072_all-time_it-s-definitely-true-that-stevie-ray-vau_1952224.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“It's definitely true that Stevie Ray Vaughan is one of my all-time favorite guitarists.” — Kirk Hammett", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I used to sit for hours and copy every lick on those early AC/DC and Kiss records. 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You run into them every once in a while - some kid who wants to be the next Stevie Ray Vaughan, for whatever reason, and plays exactly like him.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Todd Rundgren" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/todd-rundgren/i-think-there-are-always-people-who-when-they-get-the-bug-to-play-an/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f2b/todd-rundgren-3427_adequate_i-think-there-are-always-people-who-when_868357.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f2b/todd-rundgren-3427_adequate_i-think-there-are-always-people-who-when_868357.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f2b/todd-rundgren-3427_adequate_i-think-there-are-always-people-who-when_868357.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I think there are always people who, when they get the bug to play an instrument, they want to get as good…” — Todd Rundgren", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 11, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "It is a well-known mystery that guitar players suddenly get better once they are dead. 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