from that to stevie ray vaughn to jimi hendrix to albert king, john lee poker, it is just a thing.one, my dad bought me one, i didn't feel it was right. i put it on one day, and it took me a while. i did not feel comfortable. and then i just stepped out and got a couple of compliments and people said, it is a good look on you. charlie: then it did not feel comfortable not to have it. gary: so i sleep in mine. [laughter] charlie: no you don't. let me remind everybody, gary clark junior, live north america 2016. >> ♪ started out with the bible ended up taking shots waiting on tomorrow once hollow you're going to know my name you're going to know my name bright lights big city going to my head bright lights big city my headg to i don't care no don't care, babe ♪ get lost in this city tried to find myself had enough of a different person can't found someone else i know this ain't right cause it's all in my head bright lights in the city going to my head bright lights in the city going to my head bright lights big city going to my head bright lights big city going to my head i don't car

stevie ray vaughn, jimi hendrix, i wanted to be that guy. that was my calling. still is.ld, i remember i thought, got it. i got my first guitar before i had lessons. parents say what to do? i say give them a guitar for two months and don't give them lessons. let them discover their nebulous take and then fold in on it. i found the mostcies distant room from my parents and played in the middle of the night and i immediately figured out chords. this is not revisionist history. i looked at it and went, okay. and that okay was so vertical, it went through everything in my lifetime i went, this is what i am. >> rose: two things you went through, one is obvious, the four years. but secondly, touring with the what's left of "the dead." what do you learn from that? a group that is so part of the american culture for certain people? >> yeah, for lot of people. i think they're a lot more accessible than their fans would like -- like, they're a lot more accessible, but people like the barrier to entry. i get it now. if it's presented to you in the right sequence of songs, it's pheno