Billy Gibbons

Musician

1949-12-16

Billy Gibbons is an American musician and guitarist best known as a founding member of the rock band ZZ Top.

Quotes by Billy Gibbons

Turn on, tune up, rock out.
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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.
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It's a real uphill challenge to battle the white-guyness.
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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.
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Our skin colours may vary, but what's upstairs - there's certain things we've all got in common.
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Water doesn't hurt a vinyl record. Put it into a dishwasher and you're fine.
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Well, everybody faces the fact there really aren't many records stores around to just go and browse. Maybe browse online, yet that tactile feel of flipping through a stack of vinyl remains one of life's simple pleasures.
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The rawness and the richness of music on vinyl almost went away, but it still seems to be on a lot of people's radar, and for good reason. It does something different than more accessible means of music playing, like MP3 players and downloads and whatnot. You get in front of these archaic contraptions that go 'round and 'round.
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