At the end of the day, you, as the player, create the tone coming out of the amp. The gear is part of it but by no means all of it. Joe Bonamassa Read Quote
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. Joe Bonamassa Read Quote
I collect as many acoustic guitars as I need for a specific purpose. Acoustic guitars are really just tools for me. Joe Bonamassa Read Quote
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. Joe Bonamassa Read Quote
When you go into a situation, and you’re honest and straight-up about something, you put all your cards on the table. Joe Bonamassa Read Quote
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. Joe Bonamassa Read Quote
My goal for ‘Black Rock’ was pretty simple: I wanted to make the feel-good record of the summer. Joe Bonamassa Read Quote
That’s right, I take vocal lessons – done it for years. There’s nothing wrong with it. Joe Bonamassa Read Quote
