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I wish I could sing. I love singers, but I am way too shy. Scares the hell out of me.
Kevin Eubanks
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The simple things in life ground me and keep me focused so I'm able to do a good job with what is in front of me.
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It is hard for a black man to just be himself. We spend so much time in defense of something that is indefensible because there is nothing to defend.
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The worst part is doubt. When you doubt yourself, which we are taught to do, you get lost.
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I really live a simple life and don't need very much to feel good and happy. Don't get me wrong; I believe you should get what you earn. Sometimes you have to fight for it.
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I feel very honored to be playing with Bill Pierce. He's such a great musician.
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If you play jazz, then you play with your fingers. If you're playing rock, you use a pick. There's really no rhyme or reason to that other than that's just the way it has been.
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My love life is like everyone else's - great, and then terrible.
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The things I really learned, I learned from watching my parents. They take care of business. Always have.
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In most places that are rich in guitar culture, everyone uses their fingers, like in Spain or Africa. In Japan there are string instruments played that way. It is not until you get in the States that you find people using picks.
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I can pay my rent now. I guess I could always do that, but now I can get an apartment with heat.
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Sometimes I wonder if I got lulled into not wanting things because I grew up black in this country.
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I had the fortunate experience to play with people from different schools of music. Sam Rivers is from the fundamentalist school of music.
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I really worked with icons in the music business, which really had a strong effect on me. It wasn't just pick-up gigs.
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