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Kevin Eubanks

"James Brown is the reason I play guitar."

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"James Brown is the reason I play guitar."

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"It is hard for a black man to just be himself. We spend so much time in defense of something that is indefensible because there is nothing to defend."
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"My love life doesn't stink; it's nonexistent."
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"In most places that are rich in guitar culture, everyone uses their fingers, like in Spain or Africa. In Japan there are string instruments played that way. It is not until you get in the States that you find people using picks."
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