Stevie Ray Vaughan did not know how to read sheet music, but that never stopped him from composing and interpreting some of the finest blues music that the world has seen. He commented during interviews that he just learned how to play by listening to records of his favorite guitarists such as Lonnie Mack, Django Reinhardt, and Jimi Hendrix. While composing, he would often record himself, listen to what he had played and slowly improve the ideas he had come up with.