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“... it took me five years of going right into the mouth of the lion to learn to be at ease onstage ... if you deal with an audience as a bunch of people having a great time, you'll have a much bettrer time as a performer”

Quote by Rory Block

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Rory Block

Rory Block, born on November 6, 1949, is a renowned guitarist. Her musical career began in the 1970s, and she is known for her unique blues guitar playing style. Block's music blends various elements, including folk, blues, and rock, which has won her a wide audience. more

“.. I get more of a dreamy thing from the audience - it's more of a thing that you go up into. You get into such a pitch sometimes that you go up into another thing. You don't forget about the audience, but you forget about all the paranoia, that thing where you're saying, 'Oh gosh, I'm on stage - what am I going to do now ?' - Then you go into this other thing, and it turns out to be like almost like a play in certain ways”

Way Sometimes Play Certain Turns Forget Music Audience Stage Paranoia Dreamy

Author:Jimi Hendrix

“When Lonnie Mack came out with the guitar instrumental "Memphis" I thought, Oh God, finally somebody we guitar players can relate to !”

Music Player Guitar Relate Guitar Player Memphis Mack

Author:Richard Betts

“We're all about trying to play better every night, not just singing hit songs ... we ad lib, and every night there's jamming .. it's almost like the Grateful Dead meets Buck Owens some nights, because we'll go off on little adventures and sometimes we do crash the bus!.”

Trying Littles Sometimes Play Night Song Music Adventure Singing Grateful Bus Ads Every Night Crash Bucks

Author:Brad Paisley

“It's the opportunity to play something completely different, responding to what happened just before you started to play, and I love that.”

Different Play Opportunity Music Happened Responding

Author:Larry Carlton