Stevie Ray Vaughan Quotes

You see, we are here, as far as I can tell, to help each other - our brothers, our sisters, our friends, our enemies. That's to help each other, not hurt each other.

I use heavy strings, tune low, play hard, and floor it. Floor it. That's technical talk.

Your sound is in your hands as much as anything. It's the way you pick, and the way you hold the guitar, more than it is the amp or the guitar you use.

Music really is a way to reach out and hold on to each other in a healthy way.

The way people come into your life when you need them, it's wonderful and it happens in so many ways. It's like having an angel. Somebody comes along and helps you get right.

I'm just doing the best I can now to keep this going... trying to grow up and remain young at the same time.

So, my big brother was playing guitar and I figured I'd try it too.

I wanted to play saxophone, but all I could get were a few squeaks.

When I play from my mind I get in trouble.

I don't play with a lot of finesse. I usually play like I'm breaking out of jail!

That's how it happens, livin life by the drop.

It is the human things that make life good, the unexpected kindness, the friendly note, the bracing word, the neighbour's extra loaf of bread she leaves at our back door.

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.

But between sets I'd sneak over to the black places to hear blues musicians. It got to the point where I was making my living at white clubs and having my fun at the other places.

Looking back in front of me, in the mirror a grin. Through eyes of love I see, I'm only looking at a friend.

I got a lot of paradoxes in my life. I guess I'm a real confused person, but there are some focused parts to my life now, and I'm slowly trying to put all the pieces back together.

I actually wanted to be a drummer, but I didn't have any drums.

I was taught to think the next week or month or year will only get better than it is today. So I just keep waiting to see how great it will get!

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.

The whole deal is when you walk onstage, you're up there bigger than life. People idolize you.

I love my baby like the finest wine, I'll stick with her until the end of time.

The problem with taking amps to a shop is that they come back sounding like another amp.

All the Strats have personalities of their own and feel completely different.

God it's good to be here walkin together, my friend.

You know, there's a big lie in this business. The lie is that it's okay to go out in flames. But that doesn't do anybody much good. I may be wrong, but I think Hendrix was trying to come around.

I hit rock bottom, but thank God my bottom wasn't death.

The way I play, I go through a set in a year. So I put '58 Gibson Jumbo Bass frets on all my necks.

I play as many different things - piano, sax and harp parts - as I can at once. Whatever I can fit, whenever I need to.

Lots of times I'll play lead and rhythm together.

Even though there's reasons to try things that may or may not work, it's still a real intimate way to finish the song with everybody right there in the band just locked in.

Jazz changes and all. But I don't know the names of what it is I'm doing.

My baby she's a long and lean, you mess with her you see a man get mean.

Well there's floodin' down in Texas. All of the telephone lines are down. Well, I've been tryin' to call my baby, Lord, and I can't get a single sound.