There's something about the rawness of the live thing, there's no rhythm guitars behind the solo, nothing other than what you hear… — Chad Smith Copy Share Image
As I've grown older I've been more influenced by more meandering styles of guitar playing, whether it's Celtic or Ethiopian folk music… — Ted Leo Copy Share Image
In a way, I created Utopia as a platform for me to become more of a guitar player and less of the… — Todd Rundgren Copy Share Image
At the time, it all seemed pretty normal. It was okay to have a pink guitar and glow-in-the-dark pants, and play with… — Paul Gilbert Copy Share Image
If there's a strong melodic thing somewhere, whether that's in a vocal or in a guitar part or a sample. Something that… — Lauren Mayberry Copy Share Image
I'm glad I get singled out for my slide guitar-playing, which isn't that difficult to do. I didn't take guitar lessons, but… — Bonnie Raitt Copy Share Image
I'll always leave the same set of strings on my guitars when I'm recording. If I break one I'll just replace it… — Eddie Van Halen Copy Share Image
I wanted to be a guitar player and musician so badly, and I prayed to get this the very few times I… — John 5 Copy Share Image
I've always been singing all my life, but I started playing guitar when I was 19, and that was my final year… — Yuna Copy Share Image
I actually bought a travel guitar, and that guitar is really cool. You can actually fold the guitar, and you can plug… — Daniel Ek Copy Share Image
At the Muddy Waters thing, I played the first song by myself on an acoustic guitar. I thought that was great that… — Gregg Allman Copy Share Image
You can be in the band, you can go buy your own guitar strings at Guitar Center, you can go and do… — Nita Strauss Copy Share Image
I saw 'Purple Rain' in the summer of '84, and, 'Spinal Tap' notwithstanding, it's the greatest rock & roll film of all… — Tom Morello Copy Share Image
Producers like to record all the drums first, then they do the bass, then all the guitars, so you're constantly moving from… — Noel Gallagher Copy Share Image
It couldn't have been more nerdy or bizarre, playing the clarinet. But I studied classical clarinet, went to the high school for… — Christopher Guest Copy Share Image
I was 11 years old, and I had been playing classical piano for three years, and suddenly the guitar came and landed… — John McLaughlin Copy Share Image
The thing I like to do when I'm making records is to keep it exciting, as opposed to, 'There's a bass player,… — Benji Hughes Copy Share Image
What makes you a rock star is what are you able to do when you get behind that microphone, when you put… — David Draiman Copy Share Image
On a more serious note, my challenges with hearing loss are certainly an interesting journey. The surprising upside is that my difficulties… — Paul Gilbert Copy Share Image
We decided to do some of Merle's things with modern instrumentation. We used a flute, a bass clarinet, a trumpet, a clarinet,… — Tennessee Ernie Ford Copy Share Image
I also generally play slide guitar in standard tuning, which enables me to switch back and forth between using the slide and… — Warren Haynes Copy Share Image
'Routine' was written on piano, and you can hear that. But then you listen to 'Happy Returns,' and you can tell it's… — Steven Wilson Copy Share Image
In my world, before I knew about Eddie Van Halen, I was playing piano, and at that point in my teenage life,… — Lzzy Hale Copy Share Image
A guitar solo in the same part of every tune - that's been done so much. I think solos shine more when… — Frank Iero Copy Share Image
I bought a guitar CD-ROM because we had a new computer, but I had no attention span for that. I spent about… — James Bay Copy Share Image
I see a young man playing 'Plaisir d'Amour' on guitar. I knew I didn't want to go to college; I was already… — Joan Baez Copy Share Image
Songwriting was definitely first. I started singing, and then I was rapping; then I went back to singing. As I was growing… — William Singe Copy Share Image
I grew up wanting a guitar, my family was very poor. When I was fourteen my mother bought me a Gibson ES… — Steve Young Copy Share Image
Actually, because I'm so small, when I strike an open A chord I get physically thrown to the left, and when I… — Angus Young Copy Share Image
Almost 15 with music, we have so many guitars that we developed over the years. The latest one is 'The Majesty' guitar,… — John Petrucci Copy Share Image
It means a lot that fans feel connected to us and care about us, and that means the world, because that's what… — Taylor York Copy Share Image
I love classical music, but I hated classical guitar. But I like flamenco, because there was something else there going on. It… — Joe Satriani Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
I originally wanted to be a singer, but I was average. I made 18 records, but none were that great. I was… — Tony Blackburn Copy Share Image
