Guitar Quotes · Page 63

I have a buddy of mine who's a musician, and I play guitar and sing quite a bit with him.

— Jensen Ackles

I get a kick out of just working, making people happy - whether it be in the movies or just playing my…

— Scatman Crothers

The very day I purchased it, I christened my guitar as my monophonic symphony, six string orchestra.

— Harry Chapin

If I were to have my own brand of guitars, they would have to be industructable.

— Pete Townshend

It may be a coincidence, but from the minute I took anti-depressants, I didn't pick up a guitar or a pen for…

— Adam Ant

I play mostly guitar, and I played drums in my brother's band for a while growing up.

— Darren Criss

I started out playing guitar because Jimi Hendrix was my hero, so my roots were really based on Jimi Hendrix and his…

— Joe Satriani

Listening to my dad playing guitar along to 'Sleepwalk' by the Shadows was probably the first time I discovered emotion in music.

— Kevin Parker

I started my career in Dallas, yes. I was born and raised in Dallas. I started my career there when I was…

— Trini Lopez

There are a lot of cases where I'm using, if not an acoustic guitar, an electric guitar more as a rhythm instrument.…

— Billy Squier

With some hindsight, I think I've used playing the guitar to be taken more seriously, when actually I don't really enjoy playing…

— Ellie Rowsell

Dorsey played the upright bass and steel guitar, as well as acoustic guitar. Johnny played acoustic guitar and together they were fabulous…

— Jimmy Griffin

I had always loved music. I grew up listening to classic country, Waylon Jennings, Merle Haggard. My dad loved Vern Gosdin and…

— Jake Owen

We in Cafe Tacvba try different things every time there's an arrangement opportunity with a new song. But I'm not the only…

— Joselo Rangel

For me, it's more about the musicianship - focusing on the guitar, playing with my band, rather than just going out and…

— Cody Simpson

The schematics are a little bit tricky, but once you get it down you're able to really program an entire show. Every…

— Annie E. Clark

I do get labeled as a guitar band, but the only reason is that's the instrument I know how to play. The…

— Mac DeMarco

I'm a Christian, a wife, a mother, a homeschooler, a conservative, a citizen journalist, a talk radio host, an insatiable music nerd…

— Dana Loesch

It's a funny thing, my relationship with Deep Purple. I already felt the pain and confusion of trying to replace Ritchie Blackmore,…

— Joe Satriani

With all his greatness and accomplishments on the guitar, Dime will be missed more for his giving personality, charisma, caring for others,…

— Vinnie Paul Abbott

1962 to 1965, where suddenly the guitar became this icon of youth culture all over the world, thanks mostly to the Beatles.…

— Pat Metheny

I wanted to be an actor, an astrologer, an astronaut; a lot of different things were going through my mind. But I…

— Joan Jett

The first record I bought was a Carl Perkins record, because I saw him at The Festival at Sandpoint, Idaho. I loved…

— Josh Homme

I did all my guitar playing at my house. And then finally, I was throwing hay and stuff working in Stockton and…

— Chris Isaak

No, I dislike my guitar intensely,I can't even be bothered to smash the fucking thing. It doesn't deserve death.

— Richey Edwards

I only write when I'm in a dark place. I hit 'record' and get it out, writing and playing my guitar at…

— Sharon Van Etten

Different guitar players really inspired me to want to learn how to sing on the guitar.

— Susan Tedeschi

When Bob Dylan was a beginning fellow, Len Chandler, a black singer-musician who played a 12-string guitar, was a friend of his.

— Bill Cosby

I saw Jennifer Batten do a cool guitar solo before I ever saw any other girl do a cool guitar solo.

— Nita Strauss

Enthusiasm is everything. It must be taut and vibrating like a guitar string.

— Pele

For one reason or another, a lot of guys wind up with a guitar that isn't really right for them.

— Jim Root

The guitar is a much more efficient machine than a computer. More responsive.

— Colin Greenwood

I love Vetements, but I tend not to wear on stage 'cause the sleeves are too long and I can't play the…

— Matty Healy

I played bass guitar in high school and in college and then I actually fractured my thumb, so my bass career went…

— Colin Hanks

You can only make a good noise on the guitar if you're committed. Little careful noise doesn't work. You have to be…

— Hans Zimmer

I'm a real sucker for guitars. I've had a crush on many, many a guitarist.

— J. K. Rowling

I like playing guitar I don't like talking about it. I like writing riffs, I don't like explaining them.

— Jeff Hanneman

A guitar riff played on a piano doesn't come close to the purity of it being played on a guitar but I…

— Barry Mann

Country music isn't a guitar, it isn't a banjo, it isn't a melody, it isn't a lyric. It's a feeling.

— Waylon Jennings

I will concentrate on playing guitar, on lyrics and on singing. I am a part of things; I am not the encompassing…

— Bill Callahan