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title: "5 Finger Picking Quotes by 5 authors"
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> [My finger picking is sort of a cross between Pete Seeger, Earl Scruggs, and total incompetence.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimmy-page/my-finger-picking-is-sort-of-a-cross-between-pete-seeger-earl-scruggs/)

[Jimmy Page](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jimmy-page/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a32/jimmy-page-1492_crosses_my-finger-picking-is-sort-of-a-cross-bet_304716.jpg)

> [I play a couple basic folks songs and break them down. I did that on a six string. I can't recall all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-mcguinn/i-play-a-couple-basic-folks-songs-and-break-them-down-i-did-that-on-a/)

[Roger McGuinn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-mcguinn/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/89c/roger-mcguinn-13462_break_i-play-a-couple-basic-folks-songs-and-br_549278.png)

> [Finger-picking, in general, is a hypnotic thing. I feel like I'm more A.D.D. all the time, so the music has to be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kurt-vile/finger-picking-in-general-is-a-hypnotic-thing-i-feel-like-i-m-more-a/)

[Kurt Vile](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kurt-vile/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7f1/kurt-vile-4131_feel_finger-picking-in-general-is-a-hypnotic_1639836.jpg)

> [It's just a favorite language to me, that country finger-picking guitar style.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kenny-loggins/it-s-just-a-favorite-language-to-me-that-country-finger-picking/)

[Kenny Loggins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kenny-loggins/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/05a/kenny-loggins-12248_country_it-s-just-a-favorite-language-to-me-that_2265574.jpg)

> [I had some sense of my voice on my own, but playing guitar is so technical and so that really intimidated me,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/monica-barbaro/i-had-some-sense-of-my-voice-on-my-own-but-playing-guitar-is-so/)

[Monica Barbaro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/monica-barbaro/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aae/monica-barbaro-6685_early_i-had-some-sense-of-my-voice-on-my-own-b_2359094.jpg)

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