John Mayall doesn’t get enough credit. He’s not in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, which is a tragedy. Joe Bonamassa Read Quote
I’ve been lucky and very fortunate over the course of my career, and I try to do something good for people every day. Joe Bonamassa Read Quote
When you’re 12 and, you know, slightly overweight and – for lack of a better word – white, and you’re playing blues, you get a lot of press. Joe Bonamassa Read Quote
The blues, the way it’s interpreted, is always a product of your environment, and so it’s almost like food. You know, it’s like you use the ingredients, and you use your life experiences that you have. Joe Bonamassa Read Quote
I dislike all those cookie-cutter Nashville songs. You know the ones: about tight jeans and pick-up trucks. Joe Bonamassa Read Quote
To sell out London’s Hammersmith Apollo is amazing. Selling it out for two nights? Even better. Joe Bonamassa Read Quote
All I’m trying to do is simply play guitar and elicit this creativity from the instrument. Joe Bonamassa Read Quote
When you play a gig in Poland or Australia, or you play a gig in Toledo, they all clap at the same parts of the show. They’re clapping for the solos in the exact same way. Joe Bonamassa Read Quote
The thing people forget about Kevin Shirley a lot of the time is that he’s not only a great producer, he’s also a world-class engineer. He really knows how to get a sound. Joe Bonamassa Read Quote
You know who I’d like to open for? This will be a surprise, but I’ll tell you who: Iron Maiden. Joe Bonamassa Read Quote
