I have been doing music all my life so everyday when I get up I expect music will be part of it. George Benson everydayexpectlife Change image and share on social
I've always hated rejection; I only want to go out there when I know I've got it right. George Benson hatehaverejection Change image and share on social
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 50sbanddiddle Change image and share on social
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 conceptfuturegood share on social
I actually got discovered in my hometown of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania by a man who worked at a place that sold barbecue sandwiches! George Benson barbecuediscoverhometown Change image and share on social
I like to sing because my mother was a singer. She sang to me all the time, so I learned to love singing. I did have a career as little 10-year-old George Benson. I made my first record as a vocalist, but I've been playing guitar since I was 9. George Benson bensoncareergeorge share on social
My stepfather had an electric guitar. He went to his pawn store one day to get a guitar and an amp, and I couldn't understand what I was hearing. All afternoon, I just sat against the amp and let it reverberate through me. Something must have stuck. George Benson afternoonampday share on social
One of the first things electric I ever saw was a guitar. I was living in a house with no electricity until, at 7, we moved to a house that had it. It had electric lights, but the previous owners had even taken the light bulbs with them when they moved. George Benson bulbelectricelectricity share on social
Love songs are one of the great essences of life, the only thing that's lasting. George Benson essencegreatlast Change image and share on social