And sometimes to help them we have got to help ourselves. Stevie Ray Vaughan More Quotes by Stevie Ray Vaughan More Quotes From Stevie Ray Vaughan 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'. Stevie Ray Vaughan nicepeopleideas 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. Stevie Ray Vaughan businesslyingthinking Jazz changes and all. But I don't know the names of what it is I'm doing. Stevie Ray Vaughan jazznamesknows My baby she's a long and lean, you mess with her you see a man get mean. Stevie Ray Vaughan revengebabymean I figured out how to get the guitar to rumble...I put it on the middle pickup, turn the tone know down, grab it by the wang bar, and just shake it on the floor... a Stratocaster is pretty tough - I wouldn't recommend that anybody do that with their ES-335 Stevie Ray Vaughan barsguitarmusic I've put my life back together, but it's all a growing process and that's neat, too, because if you stop growing, what good is it musically? So that is what I am looking forward to - growing. In some ways, I felt stagnant in my life and it showed. Stevie Ray Vaughan growingtogetherway 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. Stevie Ray Vaughan texasbabytravel You see, we are here, as far as I can tell, to help each other; our brothers, our sisters, our friends, our enemies. That is to help each other and not hurt each other. Stevie Ray Vaughan enemiesyoufriendshurt The Marshall is supposed to be 200 watts, but mine's never worked right; it peaks out at 80. Stevie Ray Vaughan minerightoutnever Lonnie was ahead of his time, but at the same time he was right in there with Albert Collins's Cool Sounds. Stevie Ray Vaughan aheadrightcooltime 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. Stevie Ray Vaughan thank-godgodtodaylife
