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Robben Ford

(1951) Guitarist

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Robben Ford is a guitarist, best known for Robben Ford - Guitar Anthology.

Quick Facts About Robben Ford

Born: December 16, 1951
Profession: Guitarist
Notable works: Robben Ford - Guitar Anthology

About Robben Ford

Robben Lee Ford is an American blues, jazz, and rock guitarist. He was a member of the L.A. Express and Yellowjackets and has collaborated with Miles Davis, Joni Mitchell, George Harrison, Larry Carlton, Rick Springfield, Little Feat, Jimmy Witherspoon, and Kiss. He was named one of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of the 20th Century" by Musician magazine.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Quotes by Robben Ford

You've got ambition, strong intuition. You're on a mission to be number one. What ever it takes to get what you deserve.…

Ambition

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We've been drawn so close together and you've shown my heart had to sing and I could give you my everything.

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Goodbye baby, I'm leavin' you now. Don't make much difference 'cause you never meant me no good anyhow.

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Says that other man doesn't mean a thing. She's under the weight of a diamond ring. How she longs to be free.…

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Long my days and dark my nights. Tick tock of the clock with the lights up bright. Shades of the blues to…

Love

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And people will know your name and they'll do your will at the top of your game. You're the man, yeah, the…

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No need to hide it or to deny it. I'll never buy it 'cause I've learned your ways. Come hook or crook,…

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When you fall for a love that you'll never possess. It only bring unhappiness. How can it ever be right. When you're…

Finding yourself

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Don't let the sun catch you cryin' Cryin' at my front door. You done Daddy dirty. He sure don't want you no…

Front door

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Standing on the edge of a promise. You might feel uncertainty. I could give you my everything.

Doubt

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And after they've nailed you in. They'll remember you still, the one who just had to win. He's the man, the man…

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You like to tell me, things to compel me You've got to sell me on your best intent. I know you're really…

Greed

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...I think of improvising as composing - fo me it's all about playing melodies. When I improvise, there's not a lot of…

Boards

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I don't find a lot of people actually saying things through music any longer. They are not trying to say anything with…

Important

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The most important thing is that you make sure you follow the music, which is a musician's way of saying follow your…

Business

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Talkin' all out of your head? Someday baby, you ain't gonna worry. My life anymore.

Life

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You're on my mind every place I go and how much I'll miss you, you'll never know. Someday baby, ain't gonna worry.…

Life

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... don't be afraid to screw up !... one of the key issues to learning is making mistakes ... if you're not…

Failure

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I love you endlessly. I could love the moon and the rain. Shining on my pillow. Quenching the thirst inside of me.

Love

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Do you remember lyin' on my bed drinkin' all of that whiskey?

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I didn't want to do it. I thought I could take my time. With all your attentions. Put me out of my…

Psychology

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Whoa, you know, you done me dirty now and I just don't want you no more.

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Oh lordy, lord, oh lordy, lord. It hurts me so bad for us to part. Someday baby, ain't gonna worry. My life…

Oh lord

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I do believe it's possible to play a lot without overplaying. It's when a musician becomes too self-centred that it becomes problematic.…

Band

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Running down the beach with your umbrella. Playing like kids in the sand. Blue skies and butterflies. We two together.

Blue Skies

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