“To be honest, I didn’t like Stevie’s tone as much in the heavy Dumble period. It sounded a little tight to me”: Ian Moore on jamming with the Stones, writing with Billy Gibbons, and discussing those SRV comparisons – with Stevie Ray Vaughan

Ian Moore.

Being a native Texan and a disciple of Stevie Ray Vaughan raises expectations for a blues guitarist.

“It’s just a thing,” Ian Moore reflects. But he hasn’t always followed the rules. “I know it's been confusing,” he says. “People have a million theories about why I've done things the way I have. I wanted to learn, get better, and catch some beauty.”