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 Guitar Copy Share Image
It's nice just to be able to go out and, basically, be able to play other types of music and not have… — Joe Bonamassa Fun Copy Share Image
Most blues guitar players don't concentrate on singing and melodies. And forget about the bridge - the bridge doesn't exist. They go… — Joe Bonamassa Blues Copy Share Image
I was thrust into an adult world very quickly, and that can make anyone somewhat socially maladjusted to dealing with people your… — Joe Bonamassa Age Copy Share Image
Jimi Hendrix is a classic example of a player in which everything he did, it was all in his hands. — Joe Bonamassa Everything Copy Share Image
A guitar is so tactile, and when you're playing bends - and bending notes is a big part of my style -… — Joe Bonamassa Big Copy Share Image
As far as actual playing, Clapton - by far - is my biggest influence, and you can tuck Jeff Beck underneath that. — Joe Bonamassa Biggest influence Copy Share Image
Basically, 2011 was the hardest year on the road for me because I did a spring tour and a fall tour plus… — Joe Bonamassa Home Copy Share Image
I'm a self-loathing slide player. Some people like the way I play slide - I hate it. — Joe Bonamassa Hate Copy Share Image
There's a certain thing when you start getting into your late thirties or early forties where you stop caring. Not to the… — Joe Bonamassa Caring Copy Share Image
I used to watch MTV when they played music, and discovered Robert Cray, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Jeff Healey. — Joe Bonamassa Jeff Copy Share Image
I'm not a household name; I'm just a household name to guitar freaks. — Joe Bonamassa Family Copy Share Image
Everything Paul Kossoff did came from his fingers and went right into the amp. He was his own effects unit. — Joe Bonamassa Everything Copy Share Image
Doing the acoustic at Carnegie is basically advised because electric music tends to get, let's just say, acoustically unsound. — Joe Bonamassa Basically Copy Share Image
Carnegie was a life-long dream because I was a born New Yorker. I was born in upstate New York, and we've played… — Joe Bonamassa Born Copy Share Image
I've always been a fan of the five-speed transmission - on anything. — Joe Bonamassa Always Copy Share Image
I'm honored people think enough of my playing to chase my sound. Hell, I chase other players' tones all the time. — Joe Bonamassa Enough Copy Share Image
I have a 1969 Grammer Johnny Cash acoustic guitar, and it's so inspirational. — Joe Bonamassa Acoustic guitar Copy Share Image
The first thing you realise very quickly when you decide to do an acoustic version of an electric song is your solo… — Joe Bonamassa Becomes Copy Share Image
The thing people forget about Kevin Shirley a lot of the time is that he's not only a great producer, he's also… — Joe Bonamassa Forget Copy Share Image
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 Good Copy Share Image
I'm actually much more of a rock player than many people think. — Joe Bonamassa Many Copy Share Image
Being a niche kind of artist, you're not going to make a lot of friends in the traditional music biz. — Joe Bonamassa Art Copy Share Image
