Quotes from Stevie Ray Vaughan

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

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

The Marshall is supposed to be 200 watts, but mine's never worked right; it peaks out at 80.

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

What I am trying to get across to you; is please take of yourselves and those that you love; because that is what we are hear for, that's all we got, and that is all we can take with us. Are you with me?

After I changed the string we picked up right where we left off - and punched back in at the same time. I don't know if this has ever been done before. The engineer sort of looked at us weird, but we got it on the first take.

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.

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

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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.