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Back in those days we thought we could change the world.

~Alvin Lee

Topics: Back Change Change The World Could Days Those Thought World

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Anywhere you go in the world is what you make of it, not what you read in books.

~Alvin Lee

Topics: Anywhere Books Go Make Read World You

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I write and record all the time; it's my hobby and my passion.

~Alvin Lee

Topics: Hobby Passion Record Time Write I Write

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My favorite country blues player was Big Bill Broonzy. City blues was Freddie King, but I liked them all - Muddy Waters, John Lee Hooker, Ralph Willis, Lonnie Johnson, Brownie McGhee and the three Kings, B.B., Albert and Freddie. Jazz-wise, I listened to Django, Barney Kessel and Wes Montgomery.

~Alvin Lee

Topics: Albert Barney Big Bill Blues City Country Favorite John Johnson King Kings Lee Liked Listened Montgomery Muddy Player Ralph Them Three Waters

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Strangely enough, I wasn't into fast guitarists. I preferred Peter Green's subtle touch. I saw him with John Mayall's Bluesbreakers at the Marquee Club in London and was very impressed. He was the only guitarist I've ever seen to turn the volume control on his guitar down during a solo.

~Alvin Lee

Topics: Club Control Down Enough Ever Fast Green Guitar Guitarist He Him His Impressed John London Marquee Only Peter Preferred Saw Seen Solo Strangely Subtle Touch Turn Very Volume

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My all-time favorite rock and roll players were Scotty Moore, Chuck Berry and Franny Beecher, and I listened to the country playing of Merle Travis.

~Alvin Lee

Topics: All-Time Berry Chuck Chuck Berry Country Favorite Listened Moore Players Playing Rock Rock And Roll Roll Were

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My solos are more tastefully conceived now. But I still get going in places. It's just that I build up to it now. I don't race off on a solo. I take my time.

~Alvin Lee

Topics: Build Conceived Get Going Just More My Time Now Off Places Race Solo Solos Still Take Time Up

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I've always been much more of a guitar picker, but I began to feel forced into a position of being the epitome of a rock & roll guitarist. Originally, TYA wanted to make it without having to compromise to pop. It worked for a while, but after five or six years, the fun went out of it for me; a lot of the music went out of it.

~Alvin Lee

Topics: After Always Been Began Being Compromise Epitome Feel Five Forced Fun Guitar Guitarist Having Lot Make Me More Much Music Originally Out Pop Position Rock Roll Six Wanted While Without Worked Years

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My father was always playing this ethnic blues stuff around the house, and both my parents played. Then one day my father brought home Big Bill Broonzy, and there he was sitting in our living room playing, and blues was in my heart from the time I was 12 years old.

~Alvin Lee

Topics: Always Around Big Bill Blues Both Both My Parents Brought Day Ethnic Father He Heart Home House Living Living Room Old One Day Our Parents Played Playing Room Sitting Stuff Then Time Years

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It wasn't very satisfying playing the big arenas, but it was good as far as a paycheck. But the sound was terrible, especially in hockey arenas - the sound would go on for 30 seconds after we quit playing.

~Alvin Lee

Topics: After Arenas As Far As Big Far Go Good Hockey Paycheck Playing Quit Satisfying Seconds Sound Terrible Very Would

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Biography

Nationality: English

Type: Musician

Born: December 19th, 1944

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