Years from now, after I'm gone, someone will listen to what I've done and know I was here. They may not know or care who I was, but they'll hear my guitars speaking for me. — Chet Atkins Copy Share Image
It took me 20 years to learn I couldn't tune too well. And by that time I was too rich to care. — Chet Atkins Copy Share Image
Years from now, after I'm gone, someone will listen to what I've done and know I was here. They may not know or care… — Chet Atkins Copy Share Image
...Everyone has their own sound, and if you're heard enough, folks will come to recognize it. Style however, is a different thing. Try to… — Chet Atkins Copy Share Image
The last song I recorded with [Hank Williams, Sr.] was "I'll Never Get Out of This World Alive." I remember thinking, "Hoss, you're not… — Chet Atkins Copy Share Image
Elvis changed the country music scene quite a bit; he almost put country music out of business. — Chet Atkins Copy Share Image
Ray Cummins is my good friend and one of the best finger pickers around. — Chet Atkins Copy Share Image
Lenny Breau is one of the true geniuses of the guitar. I suppose he is a musician's musician. His knowledge of the instrument and… — Chet Atkins Copy Share Image
There is a long history in country music of songs celebrating drinking and lamenting drinking. Country songs for the most part have always been… — Chet Atkins Copy Share Image
![“The last song I recorded with [Hank Williams, Sr.] was "I'll Never Get Out of This World Alive." I remember thinking, "Hoss, you're not just jivin'," because he was so weak that all he could do was sing a few lines and then just fall in the chair.” quote by Chet Atkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/392/chet-atkins-27820_alive_the-last-song-i-recorded-with-hank-willi_575459.jpg)
