Guitar Quotes · Page 32

In my early days, I never used finger vibrato at all. I originally carved my reputation as one of the 'fast' guitar…

— Ritchie Blackmore

My room is never clean. I play 'Guitar Hero' all the time and throw things around my room.

— Miranda Cosgrove

Some people can't learn to play the guitar by reading a book. You have to actually try to manage a bit and…

— Keith Rabois

With the guitar I've suffered a great deal, but when I've had a good time, the suffering seemed worthwhile,

— Paco de Lucia

I don't labour over my lead guitar solos; they're better just caught in the moment.

— Bryce Dessner

I've been playing the guitar since I was twelve. If I had any other job apart from acting, that's probably what I…

— Naveen Andrews

I like the idea of having an old Gibson [guitar], but I don't have one. The Gibson has a different quality, but…

— Steve Young

I challenged myself to carry on the style of guitar that my grandmother did: the Carter scratch.

— Carlene Carter

I love classical music, but I hated classical guitar. But I like flamenco, because there was something else there going on. It…

— Joe Satriani

I originally wanted to be a singer, but I was average. I made 18 records, but none were that great. I was…

— Tony Blackburn

I think it's a really excellent time to be a woman in music. A lot of the past was women fighting to…

— Emily Kokal

I do more writing by myself than with anybody else. My best thing is sitting...around somewhere with a guitar, and having an…

— Charlie Daniels

I'd like to do a song that I wrote today about our government's increasing infringement on our right to privacy, but the…

— Dan Piraro

I bad a piano long before I bad a guitar, and the practice I got just playing those three chords in a…

— Mark Knopfler

Our last jam session was this past Christmas. Dad played his harmonica, mom sang in English and Italian, and I played guitar.…

— Tony Visconti

There was nobody at the time who was playing slide guitar like Johnny, and nobody, or no white guys at least, that…

— Rick Derringer

I don't know whether it was his (Charlie Christian's) melodic lines, his sound or his approach, but I hadn't heard anything like…

— Wes Montgomery

Music is a spiritual expression of what's in your heart. Music as a way of getting rich is a pretty new thing,…

— Trey Anastasio

Listening to as many guitar solos as possible is the best method for someone in the early stages. But saxophone solos can…

— Ritchie Blackmore

To be a great band it's like you have that telepathy. You know when the bass player's in back of you without…

— Scott Weiland

Now any person who plays an acoustic guitar standing up on stage with a microphone is a folk singer. Some grandmother with…

— Pete Seeger

I believe I love my guitar more than the others love theirs. For John and Paul, songwriting is pretty important and guitar…

— George Harrison

At that time there was, but they didn't have the guitar I wanted. There are only about 2000 people there and the…

— Freedy Johnston

I worked at a vintage guitar store, and the owner had ties with a lot of Japanese manufacturers and U.S. manufacturers that…

— Joe Satriani

I don't see any rock stars playing an electric guitar from some new maker like you see in the acoustic guitar world.

— Paul Reed Smith

I'm trying to think about stuff like that: How can a show not be just a whining guy with a guitar.

— Justin Vernon

If you want to have any success in politics, sing softly and carry a big guitar,

— Jimmie Davis

When I was six years old, Mom and Dad gave me a guitar for my birthday, and Daddy taught me the chords…

— Roy Orbison

So many bands are like, 'I'm real because I'm dirty.' If you have money for guitars, you can afford soap.

— Pelle Almqvist

It is dishonest the way that people suddenly think they've found guitars, and wear their guitar as a badge.

— Pete Waterman

When you play the guitar, you don't have to say nothing. The girls would say something to you.

— Buddy Guy

I love 'Crazy Horse,' and Neil Young is one of my favorite guitar players.

— Juliana Hatfield

I think with a lot of producers, they think computers can create the best drum track, or guitar track and it comes…

— Mitch Lucker

Owning a handgun doesn't make you armed any more than owning a guitar makes you a musician.

— Jeff Cooper

I play drums and guitar. My best instrument is definitely drums, so I'm featured a lot on the album drumming. It's pretty…

— Justin Bieber

When I have the opportunity, I want to perform the guitar live for my fans. Please expect that!

— Kim Tae-yeon

“That's the beautiful thing about innocence; even monsters have a pocketful of childhood memories with which to seek comfort with.”

— Dave Matthes

I love to sing - whenever I am not on set, I am usually in my room jamming out with my guitar.

— Peyton List

'Big Love' was originally an ensemble song, but it's done now as a single guitar piece.

— Lindsey Buckingham

My sister taught me how to use my voice, and my brother taught me how to play guitar.

— Sigrid