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Acoustics Quote by Jeff Beck

“I was interested in the electric guitar even before I knew the difference between electric and acoustic. The electric guitar seemed to be a totally fascinating plank of wood with knobs and switches on it. I just had to have one.” quote by Jeff Beck — Download Open image

“I was interested in the electric guitar even before I knew the difference between electric and acoustic. The electric guitar seemed to be a totally fascinating plank of wood with knobs and switches on it. I just had to have one.”

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If the song makes it and people like it, then I guess that's all that matters, really.

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As long as there's something original going on, that's all that matters.

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One thing I really hate about people who play both acoustic and electric is if they try to play electric style on an acoustic…

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There is nothing like having your hands on a keyboard. Or an acoustic piano. Those are the things you can't really replace.

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How do I explain Neil Young? Great question! I explain Neil Young as, I would kill to see his acoustic shows.

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Oftentimes the most produced and synth-tastic songs are the ones that end up sounding the best acoustic.

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I do experiment with lots of different genres. In making music, I don't think of genre like, "I want to do this, because I'm going use that country music sound; I'm going use that hip-hop sound; I'm going use that acoustic [sound]." It's just making music. So now that I've traveled a lot more since I did Acoustic Soul, I'm…

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The magic of film isn't just because of the big screen, or the acoustics, but the ineffable shared experience of going to the movies.

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That's what I love about Nashville and the music community - seeing kids around acoustic music and bluegrass picking parties is the best.

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