Gary Clark, Jr. Quotes

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• The blues is the foundation for a lot of things. Things have branched off. Its cool how music grows, but the foundation is always there.…
• I don't believe in competition, ain't nobody else like me around
• You're gonna know my name by the end of the night
• For a black male, the sound of the blues is pre-Civil Rights. It's oppression.
• I am the type of artist where you can't tell me anything. I have always been that way. I am right. I don't need any…
• I don't think anything can touch the expressive range of the guitar.
• I failed public speaking in grade school, 'cause I was so nervous and scared.
• I never expected to be approached for an ad campaign.
• I'm obsessed with fuzz pedals.
• I'm somewhat of a hoarder. I keep everything.
• I've been called 'musically schizophrenic,' and some people think that's a cool thing.
• Most of my songs start out as being very aggressive and guitar-driven.
• The guys in my band buy instruments and sell and trade them. But if I have something I hang onto it. Everything is sentimental to…
• There's so much music in Austin, and it's all so different.
• When I was growing up, I would go hang out with older guys at night in blues clubs.
• You could say I'm a laid-back kind of guy.
• You know, I've never done karaoke, ever. It makes me nervous - I think it's the lack of the guitar and just a microphone.
• I know that I'm capable of moving around on the guitar. I can express myself the way I want to and feel good about it.…
• My mom always told me I should have a Plan B. I said that if I'm not going to play guitar I'm going to play…
• There's nothing like a music festival. People are ready to have a good time. I don't think anyone comes to a festival going, 'I'm gonna…

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