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

Gary Clark, Jr.

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Gary Clark, Jr.
Age: 40
Born: 1984
Born: February 15
Actor
Film Actor
Film Director
Guitarist
Musician
Singer-Songwriter
Television Actor
Austin
Texas
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I failed public speaking in grade school, 'cause I was so nervous and scared.
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I've been called 'musically schizophrenic,' and some people think that's a cool thing.
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When I was growing up, I would go hang out with older guys at night in blues clubs.
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I'm obsessed with fuzz pedals.
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The blues is the foundation for a lot of things. Things have branched off. Its cool how music grows, but the foundation is always there. Its not going anywhere. The blues is always going to be relevant.
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Things that I would say or would like to saw are just easier to sing about and put out there in music.
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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.
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Most of my songs start out as being very aggressive and guitar-driven.
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When I got my first guitar, I played along with everything I heard that had guitar in it, like the Ramones, Nirvana and Sublime, as well as whatever hip-hop and R&B stuff was on the radio.
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For a black male, the sound of the blues is pre-Civil Rights. It's oppression.
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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.
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The guys in my band buy instruments and sell and trade them. But if I have something I hang onto it. Everything is sentimental to me.
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I never expected to be approached for an ad campaign.
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I'm somewhat of a hoarder. I keep everything.
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I like to see how people interact with each other and I draw from that. I'm inspired by that.
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There's nothing like a music festival. People are ready to have a good time. I don't think anyone comes to a festival going, 'I'm gonna be a complete bummer today.
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