"I stone got crazy when I saw somebody run down them strings with a bottleneck. My eyes lit up like a Christmas tree and I said that I had to learn"
- Muddy Waters
About this Quote
Muddy Waters was a famous blues musician, and this quote is a testament to his passion for music. The quote is explaining a minute of wonder and inspiration when he saw somebody playing the guitar with a traffic jam. The sight of the strings being run down with a traffic jam sufficed to make him go bananas, and his eyes lit up like a Christmas tree. This moment of motivation was so powerful that he knew he needed to discover how to play the guitar like that. This quote is a tip of the power of music and how it can motivate us to develop and discover. It likewise talks to the passion and commitment of Muddy Waters, and how he was willing to put in the effort to find out something new.
This quote is written / told by Muddy Waters between April 4, 1915 and April 30, 1983. He was a famous Musician from USA.
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