I'm lucky they were looking for a Les Paul -- like Paul McCartney, Slash, Jeff Beck or Jimmy Page. They all wanted to have the guitar and if it weren't for them, I probably wouldn't be known at all. 
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Quotes about Les Paul
I'm lucky they were looking for a Les Paul -- like Paul McCartney, Slash, Jeff Beck or Jimmy Page. They all wanted to have the guitar and if it weren't for them, I probably wouldn't be known at all.
was said
in Spinner.com
I grew up idolizing Les Paul ... I'm here in Cleveland to thank him for all he did for me and the guitar players who came later.
was said
in WKYC-TV
I own two beautiful guitars - Fender Stratocaster (which Mark Knopfler and Eric Clapton own) and a Gibson Les Paul that was gifted to me recently by the company's branch in India. I think I'll start using that. I want my guitar practice to go on side by side with the shooting. I will travel with my guitars.
was said
in New Kerala
But I always kept gravitating to the Les Paul. If I could get one and hold onto it for any length of time, I was good.
was said
in Spinner.com
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