You've stated that you don't consider yourself strictly a blues artist. We spoke with the hot young bluesman about the rush of attention coming his way, how he came up, his influences and his guitars. MusicRadar caught up with Clark in New York City, on the day that he was taping a spot on The Late Show With David Letterman. In a genre that offers so much fake reverence to form, it's almost overwhelming to encounter the real deal, a true original that can take his sound in so many different directions. What's especially amazing about Clark, though, is that he has yet to release a full album - the excitement that's swirling around him is based on a recently issued four-song set called The Bright Lights EP and a string of high-profile appearances, starting with his rousing set at Crossroads in 2010 and culminating with an Alicia Keys benefit last Novemeber, during which he joined the songstress for a fiery take on While My Guitar Gently Weeps. exploded on the music scene with a force not witnessed since the early days of Stevie Ray Vaughan. Many people are looking forward to the very same thing, for 2011 was the year that Gary Clark Jr. I'm grateful, and I'm and looking forward to kicking out some more music.' The fact that people are talking about me is a good thing.

'But as far as how it's all affecting me, the hype and whatever, I'm just kind of in the moment. 'To go out and play shows and have a lot of people actually excited about what I'm doing, that's pretty cool. 'All that stuff that's happening, the 'buzz' and all that, it's been good,' says rising blues star Gary Clark Jr.

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