I've seen a lot of people getting into Jazzmasters because of me, and, well, people don't know what … - Tom Verlaine

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The most we can get out of life is its discipline for ourselves, and its usefulness for others.

Tom Verlaine

I've seen a lot of people getting into Jazzmasters because of me, and, well, people don't know what they're in for. I mean if you're looking for endless sustain, you're going to have to get it out of your hands (laughs). Because a saxophonist gets it out of his breath. You've got to work for it on the guitar - it means you have to pull it out of yourself, otherwise, what are you doing? You end up playing a lot of noise or scale exercises.

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