Kevin Eubanks Quotes

Inspiration is one thing and you can't control it, but hard work is what keeps the ship moving. Good luck means, work hard. Keep up the good work.
Kevin Eubanks

Work, Good, Moving

I want someone who is open-minded, dedicated to whatever she is doing and isn't afraid to say I love you. As for looks, she shouldn't have three heads. I want a regular human being.
Kevin Eubanks

Love, Someone, Human

I consider myself a serious musician. Doing a comedy show does not take away from that in any way.
Kevin Eubanks

Serious, Away, Show

I really live a simple life and don't need very much to feel good and happy. Don't get me wrong; I believe you should get what you earn. Sometimes you have to fight for it.
Kevin Eubanks

Life, Good, Happy

My love life is like everyone else's - great, and then terrible.
Kevin Eubanks

Life, Love, Great

The belief that we are what the media says we are, what people perceive we are, is soon to be what we think we are. We are treated based on this warped perception. It is hard to get away from it.
Kevin Eubanks

Hard, Away, Belief

Dad made it to Gold Shield Detective, so he always busted Robin, my oldest brother, and me. Always got caught, whatever we were doing.
Kevin Eubanks

Dad, Whatever, Brother

I am blessed to have Mom and Dad.
Kevin Eubanks

Mom, Dad, Blessed

I can pay my rent now. I guess I could always do that, but now I can get an apartment with heat.
Kevin Eubanks

Pay, Guess, Heat

I feel very honored to be playing with Bill Pierce. He's such a great musician.
Kevin Eubanks

Great, Playing, Musician

I had the fortunate experience to play with people from different schools of music. Sam Rivers is from the fundamentalist school of music.
Kevin Eubanks

Music, Experience, School

I love both my parents dearly.
Kevin Eubanks

Love, Parents, Both

I really worked with icons in the music business, which really had a strong effect on me. It wasn't just pick-up gigs.
Kevin Eubanks

Music, Business, Strong

I think Wes Montgomery is the greatest jazz guitarist that ever lived.
Kevin Eubanks

Greatest, Lived, Jazz

I was playing violin for a long time, about 6 years. It takes a while. You need very patient people in your house when you have a violin.
Kevin Eubanks

Time, Long, While

I wish I could sing. I love singers, but I am way too shy. Scares the hell out of me.
Kevin Eubanks

Love, Wish, Hell

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.
Kevin Eubanks

Time, Nothing, Hard

It's shameful what's happening in this country in terms of what we deny our children.
Kevin Eubanks

Children, Country, Happening

James Brown is the reason I play guitar.
Kevin Eubanks

Play, Guitar, Reason

My love life doesn't stink; it's nonexistent.
Kevin Eubanks

Life, Love, Stink

Serious musicians are finding it harder and harder to have a voice in the world of music these days.
Kevin Eubanks

Music, Serious, Days

Sometimes I wonder if I got lulled into not wanting things because I grew up black in this country.
Kevin Eubanks

Black, Country, Sometimes

The simple things in life ground me and keep me focused so I'm able to do a good job with what is in front of me.
Kevin Eubanks

Life, Good, Simple

The things I really learned, I learned from watching my parents. They take care of business. Always have.
Kevin Eubanks

Business, Care, Parents

The worst part is doubt. When you doubt yourself, which we are taught to do, you get lost.
Kevin Eubanks

Yourself, Lost, Doubt

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Nationality: American

Born: November 15, 1957

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