I wouldn't mind being the lead guitarist in an incredibly…

I don't know what it would be like to actually play guitar. I've toured with a lot of comedians and it's never been like…

— Eugene Mirman

I've had the chance to watch Metallica's James Hetfield from the side of the stage night after night, listening to his monitors, and his…

— Zacky Vengeance

Although I'm a lead guitarist, I'd say that a good 95 percent of my time onstage is spent playing rhythm.

— Kirk Hammett

I find it quite easy to play chords, and, you know, that was all I ever did. I never wanted to be a lead…

— Lemmy

I started out in a heavy metal band with a guy who could really play guitar, and I thought the only thing missing from…

— Robert Pollard

I like to play video games like 'Rock Band' and 'Guitar Hero.'

— Carmen Electra

I play Rock Band, which is Guitar Hero times ten. You can play with four people, so when you have parties, you have a…

— Elizabeth Banks

It's actually not that hard to play guitar in a rock band.

— Aaron Dessner

Every improv must be song specific. It has to grow organically out of the particular elements involved or it's just glib self-expression. I hate…

— David First

I guess anybody who plays can say that they play guitar, but if you want to be a guitarist, you've got to practice all…

— Jake Pitts

Hendrix was a perfect guitarist. And that's all I wanted to do as a kid. Play a guitar properly and jump around.

— Syd Barrett

I'd rather be known as a songwriter than a guitarist, although I love to play the guitar.

— Rick Nielsen

Learning to play the guitar is a combination of mental and motor skill acquisition. And to develop motor skill, repetition is essential... Whenever musicians…

— Howard Roberts

If I don't channel pain into a song, I play my guitar or play the piano or play my drums, or go swimming.

— Jimmy Cliff

I lie around and play guitar, that's something I do for sure. In fact that's all I do, I think.

— Evan Dando