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Let your life be your music and let your music be your life.

Kevin Eubanks

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Kevin Eubanks
Age: 67
Born: 1957
Born: November 15
Bandleader
Conductor
Guitarist
Jazz Guitarist
Jazz Musician
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Kevin Tyrone Eubanks
Jazz
Musical
Music
Life

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I wish I could sing. I love singers, but I am way too shy. Scares the hell out of me.
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I feel very honored to be playing with Bill Pierce. He's such a great musician.
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The simple things in life ground me and keep me focused so Im able to do a good job with what is in front of me.
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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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Dad made it to Gold Shield Detective, so he always busted Robin, my oldest brother, and me. Always got caught, whatever we were doing.
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I think Wes Montgomery is the greatest jazz guitarist that ever lived.
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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 doesn't stink it's nonexistent.
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I thought people cared about music in a deep way, so I was writing to that spirit in people and in myself. It was me, thinking I knew what was up. Youth, who else can change the world?
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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 consider myself a serious musician. Doing a comedy show does not take away from that in any way.
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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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Serious musicians are finding it harder and harder to have a voice in the world of music these days.
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Being as versatile as I am, I take offense to the notion that no serious musician would not be doing a late night talk show gig. One has to be open enough in other areas to be able to contribute to a show like this.
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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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The belief that we are what the media says we are, what people perceive we are, is soon to be what we think we are. We are treated based on this warped perception. It is hard to get away from it.
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I am blessed to have Mom and Dad.
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Inspiration is one thing and you can't control it, but hard work is what keeps the ship moving. Good luck means, work hard. Keep up the good work.
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