The blues is life itself..

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 fl….

One springs to mind: one of our very first gigs in a small East Texas town was not well promoted. At least, that was our conclusion. After the band l….

Ever since I was a little kid and first heard Jimmy Reed's 'Honey, Don't Let Me Go,' the blues has been in my blood..

They prospect of seeing oneself in the mirror clean-shaven is too close to a Vincent Price film... a prospect not to be contemplated, no matter the c….

I too once belived in the heavier gauge string as a superior tone source. However, thanks to the graciousness of B.B. King I learned that a lighter-g….

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 ….

It's important to collect unusual characters. It keeps you sharp..

I've been touted for my guacamole. I'll stand by my method. People have asked me to come to their home and prepare it. Restaurants have asked me abou….

A blown-out tube ripped some of the grind from the amplifier, throwing us into a momentary tizzy. The unusual sound led me to play unusually, and the….

White people get nervous and speed things up. You don't have to be in a hurry because you ain't got nothing to gain and you ain't got nothin' to lose….

In 1950, the biggest amp you could get was no bigger than a tabletop radio..

Lightnin' Hopkins taught us, "the rubber on a wheel is faster than the rubber on a heel" and Muddy Waters taught us "you don't have to be the best on….

Each guitar has its own character and personality, which can be magnified once the player engages in beatin' it up.

Until you learn to play what you want to hear, you're barking up the wrong tree..

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..

If you're really looking for something in particular, it helps to take your time..

Every once in awhile I'll call up Eddie (Van Halen) and ask, Found that fourth chord yet?.

It doesn't take much to be good, but it takes a lot to be real good..

ZZ Top did get a chance to play with Lightnin' Hopkins and Jimmy Reed, there's still that one, single song we just can't shake... J.B. Hutto's "Combi….

Can't do it, simply cause underneath 'em is too ugly..