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Chet Atkins
American
Musician
About the author
Everything I've ever done was out of fear of being mediocre.
Chet Atkins,
American
Musician
#Fear
#Being
I'll always be poor in my mind.
Chet Atkins,
American
Musician
#Poor
#Mind
If you hear something you like, and you're halfway like the public, chances are they'll like it too.
Chet Atkins,
American
Musician
#Public
Once you become predictable, no one's interested anymore.
Chet Atkins,
American
Musician
Years from now, after I'm gone, someone will listen to what I've done and know I was here. They may not know or care who I was, but they'll hear my guitars speaking for me.
Chet Atkins,
American
Musician
#Now
#Will
#Years
#May
#Care
Do it again on the next verse, and people think you meant it.
Chet Atkins,
American
Musician
#People
A long apprenticeship is the most logical way to success. The only alternative is overnight stardom, but I can't give you a formula for that.
Chet Atkins,
American
Musician
#Success
#Formula
You shape your own destiny.
Chet Atkins,
American
Musician
#Destiny