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> [I don't know whether it was his (Charlie Christian's) melodic lines, his sound or his approach, but I hadn't heard anything like that before. He sounded so good and it sounded so easy, so I bought me a guitar and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wes-montgomery/i-don-t-know-whether-it-was-his-charlie-christian-s-melodic-lines-his/)

[Wes Montgomery](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wes-montgomery/)

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## More by Wes Montgomery

> [A lot of places we go, when they see the organ coming in, they're expecting rock and roll, but after they hear us play…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wes-montgomery/a-lot-of-places-we-go-when-they-see-the-organ-coming-in-they-re/)

[Wes Montgomery](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wes-montgomery/)

> [I never practice my guitar. From time to time I just open the case & throw in a piece of raw meat.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wes-montgomery/i-never-practice-my-guitar-from-time-to-time-i-just-open-the-case/)

[Wes Montgomery](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wes-montgomery/)

> [When I got pretty good I went on the road with a group. We starved.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wes-montgomery/when-i-got-pretty-good-i-went-on-the-road-with-a-group-we-starved/)

[Wes Montgomery](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wes-montgomery/)

> [It's impossible for me to feel like there's only one way to do a thing. There's nothing wrong with having one way of doing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wes-montgomery/it-s-impossible-for-me-to-feel-like-there-s-only-one-way-to-do-a/)

[Wes Montgomery](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wes-montgomery/)

> [I don't know that many chords. I'd be loaded if I knew that many. But that's not my aim. My aim is to move…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wes-montgomery/i-don-t-know-that-many-chords-i-d-be-loaded-if-i-knew-that-many-but/)

[Wes Montgomery](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wes-montgomery/)

> [To me, all guitar players can play, because I know they're getting to where they're at. It's a very hard instrument to accept, because…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wes-montgomery/to-me-all-guitar-players-can-play-because-i-know-they-re-getting-to/)

[Wes Montgomery](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wes-montgomery/)

> [Playing octaves was just a coincidence. And it's still such a challenge, like chord versions, block chords like cats play on piano. There are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wes-montgomery/playing-octaves-was-just-a-coincidence-and-it-s-still-such-a/)

[Wes Montgomery](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wes-montgomery/)

> [I don't know whether it was his (Charlie Christian's) melodic lines, his sound or his approach, but I hadn't heard anything like that before.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wes-montgomery/i-don-t-know-whether-it-was-his-charlie-christian-s-melodic-lines-his/)

[Wes Montgomery](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wes-montgomery/)

> [Regardless of what you play, the biggest thing is keeping the feel going.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wes-montgomery/regardless-of-what-you-play-the-biggest-thing-is-keeping-the-feel/)

[Wes Montgomery](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wes-montgomery/)

> [Well, I got pretty good and went on the road with a group. We starved. At that time I didn't realize that you'd work…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wes-montgomery/well-i-got-pretty-good-and-went-on-the-road-with-a-group-we-starved/)

[Wes Montgomery](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wes-montgomery/)

> [I've really gone into business since I got the 6 string, which was like starting all over.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wes-montgomery/i-ve-really-gone-into-business-since-i-got-the-6-string-which-was/)

[Wes Montgomery](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wes-montgomery/)

> [I got a standard box. I don't never want nothing special. Then if I drop my box, I can borrow somebody else's.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wes-montgomery/i-got-a-standard-box-i-don-t-never-want-nothing-special-then-if-i/)

[Wes Montgomery](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wes-montgomery/)

> [If a jazz player is really playing, the classical player will have to respect him.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wes-montgomery/if-a-jazz-player-is-really-playing-the-classical-player-will-have-to/)

[Wes Montgomery](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wes-montgomery/)

> [You know, John Coltrane has been sort of a god to me. Seems like, in a way, he didn't get the inspiration out of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wes-montgomery/you-know-john-coltrane-has-been-sort-of-a-god-to-me-seems-like-in-a/)

[Wes Montgomery](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wes-montgomery/)

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