David Edwards
David Edwards
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMusician
Date of Birth28 June 1915
CountryUnited States of America
blues good man people played plays stack supposed top
You don't have to play a whole lot of guitar to be a good blues player. Some people plays too much guitar. Stack it on top of each other the way it don't - you're working too fast. Blues not supposed to be played fast. Blues supposed to be played slow. You could kill a man with just one chord.
boy cold fell love played songs
I used to play too with a boy who played a saxophone. We didn't play no blues, we'd play a lot of love songs - 'Stardust', 'Blue Moon', 'Out Cold Again', 'Sophisticated Lady', 'Stars Fell On Alabama', a lot of different stuff.
played
I played with so many musicians and some of the musicians would have something I want. I steal a lot of them, and I mash it up, I mash it up into my chords.
attending became dedicated finishing housing initial living losing meal numerous student totally tremendous weight
We were living in student housing at MTSU at this time, ... Vickie was finishing her degree, and I totally dedicated myself to meal preparation and attending Weight Watchers meetings. I became a certified Weight Watcher instructor, and conducted numerous meetings. I had tremendous initial success, losing 70 pounds, from 220 down to 150.
cook sleep stay sun until
I didn't come out until 5 or 6 o'clock in the evening. Sleep all day, sleep and cook and eat, stay in the house. That sun is hot, anyway. It ain't right out there.
fingers good learn
I ain't learn everything yet at 95. But I got good fingers, that's one thing, I got good fingers. If it weren't for them fingers I wouldn't be going now.
You never learn everything on that guitar neck.
gave knew people
When I started to recording, I gave the name of Honeyboy, but my people only knew me by Honey.
pick playing time
My father had slowed down playing a little... I was 'round 10 or 12 years old. Every time he put his guitar down, I pick it up.
dead god raise ready
I should have been dead 50, 60 years ago. God just wasn't ready for me. Because I used to raise hell and drink. I've had my fun!
I seen a lot of changes. You got to make changes. I even make changes in my blues.
home
I left home when I was 17 with Joe Williams.
I drive every day. I like to gamble.
money nobody running
When I was running 'round in America, about 30 years old, I didn't want no woman. I knowed I could make enough money to take care of myself, but I didn't want nobody to take care of.