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I'm not too picky about guitars. I love to collect them, mostly oddballs, but I'm not married to any brand or model. Whatever guitar has the best character for the song is the one I want to use, because if you've got a style, you're going to sound like yourself no matter what guitar you play.

~Dan Auerbach

Topics: About Any Because Best Brand Character Collect Going Got Guitar Guitars Like Love Married Matter Model Mostly Picky Play Song Sound Style Them Too Use Want Whatever You Yourself I Love

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I started playing bluegrass with my family, so there were the G, C and D chords. I was playing a Martin acoustic because that's what Carter Stanley of the Stanley Brothers played. Then I got into the really raw blues of Hound Dog Taylor and started on electric guitar.

~Dan Auerbach

Topics: Acoustic Because Bluegrass Blues Brothers Carter Chords Dog Electric Electric Guitar Family Got Guitar Hound Martin Played Playing Raw Really Stanley Started Taylor Then Were

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My mom bought me a white Strat, but that wasn't what I wanted, so I went to a guitar store in Cleveland and - the guy told me it was a really good deal - made an even swap for a blue Teisco Del Ray. I loved that guitar and used it a bunch.

~Dan Auerbach

Topics: Blue Bought Bunch Cleveland Deal Even Good Good Deal Guitar Guy Loved Made Me Mom Ray Really Store Swap Used Wanted White

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When I recorded my solo album, 'Keep It Hid,' in 2008, I'd gotten more interested in songwriting, inspired by reading Charles Bukowski and connecting with unfancy, interesting language.

~Dan Auerbach

Topics: Album Charles Connecting Gotten Hid Inspired Interested Interesting Keep Language More Reading Recorded Solo Songwriting

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You know who we hear about all the rappers from? The bus drivers.

~Dan Auerbach

Topics: About Bus Drivers Hear Know Rappers Who You

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Dude, everybody wants to be Andre 3000. He's got abs for days. How does that guy get so ripped?

~Dan Auerbach

Topics: Days Does Dude Everybody Get Got Guy He How Ripped Wants

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Bands from Akron have a sense of humor and don't tend to take themselves too seriously.

~Dan Auerbach

Topics: Bands Humor Sense Sense Of Humor Seriously Take Tend Themselves Too

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I'm certainly not your typical front-man material. Some people love being on stage and really open up, and I'm sort of the opposite of that. I don't crave the spotlight. I'm still not comfortable even talking on stage.

~Dan Auerbach

Topics: Being Certainly Comfortable Crave Even Love Material Open Opposite People Really Some Some People Sort Spotlight Stage Still Talking Typical Up Your

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A Grammy is really nice, but having lots of fans is really nice, too. I think just getting a record out is a success on its own.

~Dan Auerbach

Topics: Fans Getting Grammy Having Just Lots Nice Out Own Really Record Success Think Too I Think

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I never listen to Led Zeppelin. But, I mean, I don't think Robert Plant or Jimmy Page listen to Led Zeppelin, either. We all probably obsessed over the same old blues records growing up.

~Dan Auerbach

Topics: Blues Either Growing Growing Up Jimmy Led Led Zeppelin Listen Mean Never Obsessed Old Over Page Plant Records Robert Same Think Up Zeppelin

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Musician

Born: May 14th, 1979

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