American - Musician | May 8, 1977 -
Carnegie was a life-long dream because I was a born New Yorker. I was born in upstate New York, and we've played Radio City, and we've played The Beacon, but Carnegie was this mystical place, you know?
Joe Bonamassa
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I collect as many acoustic guitars as I need for a specific purpose. Acoustic guitars are really just tools for me.
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The first thing you realise very quickly when you decide to do an acoustic version of an electric song is your solo either becomes either very truncated, very different, or non-existent, because even if you play a clean solo, it's different with the Kryptonite... with the acoustic.
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When you go into a situation, and you're honest and straight-up about something, you put all your cards on the table.
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Basically, 2011 was the hardest year on the road for me because I did a spring tour and a fall tour plus nine weeks in the summer, and I was pretty worse for wear by the time I got home in December. I know I was only 34, but that was a tough lap.
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I've always been a fan of the five-speed transmission - on anything.
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There are good '59 Les Pauls, and there are not-so-good ones. There are ones that are just OK, that don't sustain as well.
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My goal for 'Black Rock' was pretty simple: I wanted to make the feel-good record of the summer.
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Greece is so beautiful and inspiring.
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That's right, I take vocal lessons - done it for years. There's nothing wrong with it.
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Greece was a muse. It inspired creativity in magical ways that I can't even begin to understand or explain.
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As far as actual playing, Clapton - by far - is my biggest influence, and you can tuck Jeff Beck underneath that.
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