Richard Betts Inspirational Quotes (4)

... When I heard Pride and Joy by Stevie Ray Vaughn on the radio, I just said Hallelujah .. he was just so good and strong and he would not be denied... he single handedly brought guitar and blues oriented music back to the marketplace

It hit the damn papers that I was being chased through the woods with dogs and choppers. I mean, who the hell are we after here, John Dillinger? For Chrissakes, I'm just a lowly guitar player.

If I'm going to buy a new guitar, I take it to a good 'hot' room, like a tiled bathroom, and listen to the wood. If tone comes off the neck, you can bet it's gonna sound beautiful through an amp

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