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You want a little talent on that?

Chet Atkins

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Chet Atkins
Age: 77 †
Born: 1924
Born: June 20
Died: 2001
Died: June 30
Audio Engineer
Classical Guitarist
Guitarist
Jazz Guitarist
Jazz Musician
Record Producer
Singer
Songwriter
Luttrell
Tennessee
Chester Burton Atkins
Chester Burton Chet Atkins
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Littles
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Years from now, after I'm gone, someone will listen to what I've done and know I was here. They may not know or care who I was, but they'll hear my guitars speaking for me.
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Everything I've ever done was out of fear of being mediocre.
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Everyone has their own sound, and if you're heard enough, folks will come to recognize it. Style however, is a different thing. Try to express your own ideas. It's much more difficult to do, but the rewards are there if you're good enough to pull it off.
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It takes a lot of devotion and work, or maybe I should say play, because if you love it, that's what it amounts to I haven't found any shortcuts, and I've been looking for a long time.
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Once you become predictable, no one's interested anymore.
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