Stevie Ray Vaughan
Stevie Ray Vaughan
Stephen "Stevie" Ray Vaughanwas an American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer. In spite of a short-lived mainstream career spanning seven years, he is widely considered one of the most influential electric guitarists in the history of music, and one of the most important figures in the revival of blues in the 1980s. AllMusic describes him as "a rocking powerhouse of a guitarist who gave blues a burst of momentum in the '80s, with influence still felt long after his...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMusician
Date of Birth3 October 1954
CountryUnited States of America
I've been trying to grow up some myself, in my heart, and it's happening quick and I feel good about it, and I want that to come out in the music.
While I was sleeping, I had a beautiful dream that all the people of the world got together on the same wavelength and began helping each other.
The problem with taking amps to a shop is that they come back sounding like another amp.
Looking back in front of me, in the mirror a grin. Through eyes of love I see, I'm only looking at a friend.
Ya know, right now the most important thing in my life is to make sure you understand that, first of all I thank God I'm alive today, and I mean that. I spent too many years of my life thinking that the big party was the whole thing.
Day by day night after night Blinded by the neon lights Hurry here, hustlin' there No one's got the time to spare Money's tight, nothin' free Won't somebody come and rescue me? I am stranded, caught in the crossfire Stranded, caught in the crossfire! Tooth for tooth, eye for an eye Sell your soul just to buy, buy, buy Beggin' a dollar stealin' a dime Come on can't you see that I I am stranded, caught in the crossfire
I wanted to play saxophone, but all I could get were a few squeaks.
Some people don't understand that but it's nice when it really just gets to the point then that it [music] doesn't get played so much that you're overdoing a lot of things; that it's fresh ideas. And they come out fresh and if you're already in the mode, I guess, to simplify some things so that it comes across better on record, it's the right time to be tasteful with somethin'.
All the Strats have personalities of their own and feel completely different.
If you hit the front end on the right-hand side you could turn that one on by itself and if you hit on the left-hand side you could turn it on and off. And in the middle it was like serious overdrive.
Jazz changes and all. But I don't know the names of what it is I'm doing.
I actually wanted to be a drummer, but I didn't have any drums.
God it's good to be here walkin together, my friend.
The way I play, I go through a set in a year. So I put '58 Gibson Jumbo Bass frets on all my necks.