Billy Gibbons Quotes

Every once in awhile I'll call up Eddie (Van Halen) and ask, Found that fourth chord yet?

The blues is a mighty long road. Or it could be a river, one that twists and turns and flows into a sea of limitless musical potential.

Sounds like the blues are composed of feeling, finesse, and fear.

Turn on, tune up, rock out.

Each guitar has its own character and personality, which can be magnified once the player engages in beatin' it up

It doesn't take much to be good, but it takes a lot to be real good.

If you're really looking for something in particular, it helps to take your time.

ZZ Top did get a chance to play with Lightnin' Hopkins and Jimmy Reed, there's still that one, single song we just can't shake... J.B. Hutto's "Combination Boogie".

Until you learn to play what you want to hear, you're barking up the wrong tree.

White people get nervous and speed things up. You don't have to be in a hurry because you ain't got nothing to gain and you ain't got nothin' to lose. And that's where the groove lies.

Can't do it, simply cause underneath 'em is too ugly.

The band is tight enough. Quit practicing!

I've been touted for my guacamole. I'll stand by my method. People have asked me to come to their home and prepare it. Restaurants have asked me about it.

The blues is life itself.

They prospect of seeing oneself in the mirror clean-shaven is too close to a Vincent Price film... a prospect not to be contemplated, no matter the compensation.

Experience is definitely the high road once driven. It actually enhances the songwriting and song sourcing process.

Water doesn't hurt a vinyl record. Put it into a dishwasher and you're fine.

Our skin colours may vary, but what's upstairs - there's certain things we've all got in common.

It's important to collect unusual characters. It keeps you sharp.

Ever since I was a little kid and first heard Jimmy Reed's 'Honey, Don't Let Me Go,' the blues has been in my blood.

It's a real uphill challenge to battle the white-guyness.

There's not a single genre that is hard to find or hard to get.

In 1950, the biggest amp you could get was no bigger than a tabletop radio.

My mom took my sister and me to see Elvis [Presley] in concert when was, maybe 5 or 6, and I liked everything about it.

I probably owe as much to Jeff Beck as I do to Son House with connections to the blues.

Having a visual element to your band is a good thing.

Sooner rather than later, any other form other than digital media will be a thing of the past. It won't vanish, but let's face it, this is seemingly the way of the future.

Most of the reggae awareness is still among music industry people and people who are already into all types of music.