Guitarist Quotes · Page 4

Kenny Burrell is overall the greatest guitarist in the world and he's my favorite.

— B. B. King

I'm definitely not a super great guitarist. Ultimately, I just write a lot of love songs.

— Vance Joy

I'm just a guitarist in a kick-ass rock and roll band. What more could I ask for?

— Eddie Van Halen

The harmonic effects produced unconsciously by our guitarists are one of the miracles of natural art.

— Manuel de Falla

As a kid, image played a huge part. I'm sure most kids find the image of the guitarist exciting.

— Kevin Drumm

I remember in the '80s, people would literally have arguments over the best guitarist.

— Kevin Young

I am a self-taught guitarist. I just try to piece together passages that have some melodic value!

— Sam Palladio

I'm so honored that I got the best guitarist award for the fifth annual Revolver Golden Gods awards.

— John 5

“The guitar breathed. It inhaled and exhaled, and music filled the shop as the instrument picked the heartbreak of generations.”

— Brenda Sutton Rose

My dad is actually an amazing guitarist, and he always had an incredible record collection, which is how I discovered things like…

— Orianthi

But if you want me to knock Kingdom Come, all I will say is that I heard the guitarist said he'd never…

— Jimmy Page

I had the Slash 'How to Play Guitar' DVD. I just wanted to be the best guitarist, like, ever. My brother played…

— Luke Hemmings

I collect many ethnic instruments, and as a guitarist, I'm usually able to play any sort of instrument - as long as…

— Ramin Djawadi

I was really good friends with Matthew Ashman, the guitarist in Bow Wow Wow. He died, unfortunately. He was one of my…

— Boy George

When you strip it all away, Jerry Garcia (former Grateful Dead guitarist) destroyed his life on drugs. And yet hes being honored,…

— Rush Limbaugh

I used to be totally into Steve Vai and Joe Satriani and other shredders, and I tried to emulate what they did…

— Jeff Hanneman

For an electric guitarist to solo effectively on an acoustic guitar you need to develop tricks to avoid the expectation of sustain…

— Pete Townshend

The beauty of recording in L.A. is that most of the musicians that are on the record live here, so it was…

— Jeffrey Osborne

You have to listen to what someone is doing and help them get to where they want to go, musically speaking. I…

— McCoy Tyner

My father kind of had hopes that I was going to become an artist like him - the typical thing. Of course…

— David Russell

Ben was more improvisational, and relied less on methodology, and basically is a guitarist who switched to bass, whereas Jeff has a…

— Matt Cameron

The great British blues guitarists of the Sixties - people like Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, Jimmy Page and Peter Green - could…

— Joe Perry

Among the guitarists, Wes Montgomery is fantastic. He's always good to let you know what the art form is all about. It's…

— Bill Cosby

I'm not a really good classical guitarist by any means, but what I learned from this is a way of working very…

— Marc Ribot

I write the songs first and in most cases teach myself the technique second.

— Joe Satriani

If you really love guitar, you're going to spend every waking hour stroking the thing.

— Frank Zappa

When we started I wasn't the singer. I was the drunk rhythm guitarist who wrote all these weird songs.

— Robert Smith

One hundred guitarists making lots of noise would not be something you'd want to listen to.

— Glenn Branca

Certainly, as a guitarist, I was aware of descending chromatic lines and arpeggios long before 1968.

— Jimmy Page

I've been invited to do a trio with a fantastic jazz guitarist and a harmonica player

— Karen Black

When I hear a great musician, I can feel his life inside the music.

— John McLaughlin

There's only one Sabbath guitarist and he is the architect for everything, Tony Iommi.

— Zakk Wylde

I'm a crap guitarist and I find it really hard writing on my own.

— Siobhan Fahey

After the Soft Boys I just didn't want to work with any more guitarists.

— Robyn Hitchcock

I started playing bass for the same reason everyone else does – I’m a lousy guitarist.

— Mike Dirnt

Rush and guitarist Alex Lifeson are among my biggest influences.

— John Petrucci

Being a musician is a given for me-I didn't have much choice in the matter.

— Tom Morello

I really consider myself more of a rhythm guitarist than a soloist.

— Alex Lifeson

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

— J. K. Rowling

I've always wanted to be the best guitarist in the world, ever since I was eight years old.

— Peter Frampton