Gary Clark
Gary Clark
Gary C. Clarkis a former professional American football wide receiver in the National Football Leaguewho played for the Washington Redskins, Phoenix Cardinalsand Miami Dolphins...
blues cool music
The blues is the foundation for a lot of things. Things have branched off. It's cool how music grows, but the foundation is always there. It's not going anywhere. The blues is always going to be relevant.
campaigns expected ads
I never expected to be approached for an ad campaign.
obsessed pedals
I'm obsessed with fuzz pedals.
rocks who-i-am play
I grew up with synthesizers and weird, spacey music-hip-hop, R&B, modern rock-that I heard on the radio. That's influenced the way I play music. It's natural for me to go with what I feel. If I didn't let that other stuff out and stuck to a certain format, I would feel like I was missing out on something. I'm just enjoying my ride and being who I am.
can-do i-can know-how
All I can do is do what I can do, and do what I know how to do. I do what I love to do, and that's pretty much it.
austin different
There's so much music in Austin, and it's all so different.
growing-up night guy
When I was growing up, I would go hang out with older guys at night in blues clubs.
rights black sound
For a black male, the sound of the blues is pre-Civil Rights. It's oppression.
night names ends
You're gonna know my name by the end of the night
artist input way
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 input.
thinking water fans
I grew up being a huge fan of Bruce Lee, and this quote always stuck out to me. He said, "Water can flow, or it can crash. If you put it into a teapot, it becomes the teapot." It always made sense to me to adapt the flow and roll with whatever the situation is and to not think about it too much and get caught up in it. It works easier for me that way.
song guitar driven
Most of my songs start out as being very aggressive and guitar-driven.
foundation relevant grows
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. Its not going anywhere. The blues is always going to be relevant.
guitar hip-hop sublime
When I got my first guitar, I played along with everything I heard that had guitar in it, like the Ramones, Nirvana and Sublime, as well as whatever hip-hop and R&B stuff was on the radio.