You shouldn't hear the guitar by itself. It should be part…

You shouldn't hear the guitar by itself. It should be part of the drums... You only notice the guitar when it's not there.

— Freddie Green

At night in the country, you'd be surprised how that music carries. You could hear my guitar way before you get to the house,…

— Muddy Waters

After playing for 40 years, I've been able to evolve the way I see the fretboard and how I hear the guitar in my head.

— Paul Gilbert

Yes and for two reasons: one, I couldn't find anything to imitate at the time, and secondly because what I heard on the radio…

— Leo Kottke

Lately I haven't been able to write for the guitar - it'll usually start out with a melody on the bass, and I'll layer…

— Sarah Jaffe

I took guitar lessons and recorded the song in New York. It was kind of a dream. I got to pretend I was a…

— Kristen Wiig

I learned tabla for three years when in school, then started picking up the basics of the acoustic guitar when in college.

— Anupam Roy

I play, like, 12 instruments. Guitar, piano, harmonica, African drums... I'm working on mastering the accordion.

— Lucas Grabeel

Bass guitar is the engine of the band.

— Suzi Quatro

That's the thing about the blues: It's one thing to hit a note on a guitar. To make it matter is something else altogether.

— Joe Bonamassa

I like the bad-boy types. Generally the guy I'm attracted to is the guy in the club with all the tattoos and nail polish.…

— Megan Fox

Growing up in Dallas, my first influences on the guitar were T-Bone Walker and Les Paul. T-Bone taught me how to play lead guitar…

— Steve Miller

With my songs, the question is always, 'Can you pull it off live, alone on just an acoustic guitar?' That's the litmus test. If…

— Shawn Colvin

I remember people would talk about Country Music like it was this sexist, lame thing. Well, no, because Dolly Parton is writing songs and…

— Neko Case

I'll tell you one thing: I will always play the sh** out of my guitar.

— Joe Satriani