Gary Clark, Jr.
Gary Clark, Jr.
Gary Lee Clark Jr.is an American guitarist and actor based in Austin, Texas. Clark has shared the stage with various legends of rock and roll, and has stated that he is "influenced by blues, jazz, soul country, as well as hip hop". Clark's musical trademarks are his distorted guitar sound and smooth vocal style...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMusician
Date of Birth15 February 1984
CountryUnited States of America
night names ends
You're gonna know my name by the end of the night
artist input way
I am the type of artist where you can't tell me anything. I have always been that way. I am right. I don't need any input.
thinking water fans
I grew up being a huge fan of Bruce Lee, and this quote always stuck out to me. He said, "Water can flow, or it can crash. If you put it into a teapot, it becomes the teapot." It always made sense to me to adapt the flow and roll with whatever the situation is and to not think about it too much and get caught up in it. It works easier for me that way.
song guitar driven
Most of my songs start out as being very aggressive and guitar-driven.
foundation relevant grows
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.
guitar hip-hop sublime
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.
thinking guitar done
You know, I've never done karaoke, ever. It makes me nervous - I think it's the lack of the guitar and just a microphone.
school causes scared
I failed public speaking in grade school, 'cause I was so nervous and scared.
guy laid-back kind
You could say I'm a laid-back kind of guy.
guy sentimental band
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.
moving guitar feel-good
I know that I'm capable of moving around on the guitar. I can express myself the way I want to and feel good about it. But as far as technical chops, I'm not a learned musician.
mom should-have play
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.
thinking people festivals
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.
hurt sorry player
I was just a very emotional player. I wore my emotions on my sleeve. I pretty much told you how I felt. I didn't mince words, so to speak. If I felt bad, I let you know that I felt bad. If I felt you were playing sorry, I told you. If I was playing sorry, I told myself that. I came from an era when losing really hurt. I didn't see anything good about it.