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Monday, September 9, 2013
Some Quotations About Making Music Basie Hendrix Parker Pavarotti
Count Basie
Its the way you play that makes it. What I say is, for Christs sake, you dont have to kill yourself to sing. Play like you play. Play like you think, and then you got it, if youre going to get it. And whatever you get, thats you, so thats your story.
Jimi Hendrix
I dont really live on compliments. As a matter of fact, they have a way of distracting me. I know a whole lot of musicians, artists out there who hears the compliments and thinks wow, I must have been really great and so they get fat and satisfied and they get lost and forget about their actual talent and start living in another world.
Blues is easy to play, but hard to feel.
Charlie Parker
Hey man, its just music. Its playing clean and hitting the pretty notes.
Music is your own experience, your own thoughts, your wisdom. If you dont live it, it wont come out of your horn. They teach you theres a boundary line to music. But, man, theres no boundary line to art.
Youve got to learn your instrument. Then, you practice, practice, practice. And then, when you finally get up there on the bandstand, forget all that and just wail.
Luciano Pavarotti
I think an important quality that I have is that if you turn on the radio and hear somebody sing, you know its me. You dont confuse my voice with another voice.
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Thursday, September 5, 2013
Why Do Some Guitars Cost Less Than 100 While Others Cost Thousands
A lot of times well get that question and the answer is why does a Hyundai cost less than a Mercedes? In both instances its workmanship, materials and the branding. Martin, Gibson and Fender are all well known brands and while they have cheaper instruments in their lines they can also cost thousands of dollars. If you have an older, more collectible one they can run into 6 figures.
The less expensive the guitar, the more cheaply its made, simple as that. If you buy a guitar at Walmart, Target or Sams Club, you can expect the quality to be in direct proportion to the price. While the lower priced models have gotten better because of competition, theres really no comparison.
In the next blog post Ill describe some of the differences in guitars so you can get the most for your money. Even though I said in the previous paragraph that you get what you pay for there are some good buys out there. Again using the car example, just because the Mercedes is more expensive it doesnt necessarily mean you cant buy a good car for less.
The less expensive the guitar, the more cheaply its made, simple as that. If you buy a guitar at Walmart, Target or Sams Club, you can expect the quality to be in direct proportion to the price. While the lower priced models have gotten better because of competition, theres really no comparison.
In the next blog post Ill describe some of the differences in guitars so you can get the most for your money. Even though I said in the previous paragraph that you get what you pay for there are some good buys out there. Again using the car example, just because the Mercedes is more expensive it doesnt necessarily mean you cant buy a good car for less.
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