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If you play music for the right reasons, the rest of the things will come. The right reason to play music is that you love it. That's why I play music. I never imagined that I was going to be doing this, especially because I never thought of myself as an instrumentalist.

~George Benson

Topics: Because Come Doing Going Imagined Love Music Myself Never Play Play Music Reason Reasons Rest Right Right Reasons Things Thought Why Will You

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Love songs are one of the great essences of life, the only thing that's lasting.

~George Benson

Topics: Great Lasting Life Love Love Songs Only Songs The Only Thing Thing

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I keep my ears open. The world can change overnight; that's what happens in this world. You never know. You have to keep your eyes and ears open. If you can't keep up, you ain't gonna catch up. I've been making records since 1953, and you just have to keep up.

~George Benson

Topics: Been Catch Change Ears Eyes Gonna Happens Just Keep Know Making Never Open Overnight Records Since Up World You Your

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We don't live in a jazz world, unfortunately. I think if I had lived in a jazz world, I would have done OK. I'm not sure I would have done great. I'm a lover of jazz music, so I would have been happy, don't get me wrong. I go to jazz concerts like the biggest jazz fan in world. The drag is that I don't play jazz for a living.

~George Benson

Topics: Been Biggest Concerts Done Drag Fan Get Go Great Had Happy Jazz Jazz Music Like Live Lived Living Lover Me Music Ok Play Sure Think Unfortunately World Would Wrong I Think

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I have been doing music all my life so everyday when I get up I expect music will be part of it.

~George Benson

Topics: All My Life Been Doing Everyday Expect Get Life Music My Life Part Up Will

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I listen to other guitar players, yeah. It gives me new concepts and shows me where the instrument is going for the future and it is going some places. There are some musicians who are really putting out a good vibe with new theories. I try and keep up.

~George Benson

Topics: Concepts Future Gives Going Good Guitar Guitar Players Instrument Keep Listen Me Musicians New Other Out Places Players Putting Really Shows Some Theories Try Up Vibe Where Who Yeah

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The greatest guitar player in the world today for me is Paco de Lucia, who is actually Spanish.

~George Benson

Topics: Actually Greatest Guitar Guitar Player Me Player Spanish Today Who World

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My whole career from the early 70s on has been mind-blowing. I didn't imagine in my life that I would ever be considered a guitar player first of all because I started off as a singer.

~George Benson

Topics: Because Been Career Considered Early Ever First First Of All Guitar Guitar Player Imagine Life Mind-Blowing My Life Off Player Singer Started Whole Would

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As my career has progressed, I've had the pleasure of playing with the baddest jazz cats on the planet. But that doesn't change my desire to entertain folks. That's really who I am.

~George Benson

Topics: Am Career Cats Change Desire Entertain Folks Had Jazz Planet Playing Pleasure Really Who I Am

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Guitar gigs were everywhere in the '50s, and I started diddling around so I could keep working. Playing honky-tonk, simple stuff. I took a few gigs with an organ band that put me out front.

~George Benson

Topics: Around Band Could Everywhere Few Front Gigs Guitar Keep Me Organ Out Playing Put Simple Started Stuff Took Were Working

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Musician

Born: March 22nd, 1943

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