Gary Clark
Gary Clark
Gary C. Clarkis a former professional American football wide receiver in the National Football Leaguewho played for the Washington Redskins, Phoenix Cardinalsand Miami Dolphins...
I'm somewhat of a hoarder. I keep everything.
thinking people schizophrenic
I've been called 'musically schizophrenic,' and some people think that's a cool thing.
can-do i-can know-how
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.
austin different
There's so much music in Austin, and it's all so different.
growing-up night guy
When I was growing up, I would go hang out with older guys at night in blues clubs.
believe competition dont-believe
I don't believe in competition, ain't nobody else like me around
song people goes-on
Music is soaking up things that I see in other people or things that go on in my life, and I put it out there in the form of a song.
rights black sound
For a black male, the sound of the blues is pre-Civil Rights. It's oppression.
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.