45 Quotes by Gary Clark, Jr.

I was just a very emotional player. I wore my emotions on my sleeve. I pretty much told you how I felt. I didn't mince words, so to speak. If I felt bad, I let you know that I felt bad. If I felt you were playing sorry, I told you. If I was playing sorry, I told myself that. I came from an era when losing really hurt. I didn't see anything good about it.

I don’t believe in competition, ain’t nobody else like me around.

I’m obsessed with fuzz pedals.

You could say I’m a laid-back kind of guy.

I failed public speaking in grade school, ’cause I was so nervous and scared.

For a black male, the sound of the blues is pre-Civil Rights. It’s oppression.

You’re gonna know my name by the end of the night.

My mom always told me I should have a Plan B. I said that if I’m not going to play guitar I’m going to play drums. And if I’m not going to play drums, I’m going to play bass. I always just wanted to play music. I was completely obsessed.

All I can do is do what I can do, and do what I know how to do. I do what I love to do, and that’s pretty much it.