--- title: "1 Greatest Guitar Quotes By Derek Trucks" description: "1 Greatest Guitar quotes by Derek Trucks. Plus more from Derek Trucks and more Greatest Guitar sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bb9/derek-trucks-11274_guitar_one-of-those-rolling-stone-greatest-guit_410129.jpg" --- > [One of those Rolling Stone Greatest Guitar Player lists came out and there was no Albert King. That's impossible! There are 10 people on there who wouldn't exist if it wasn't for Albert.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/derek-trucks/one-of-those-rolling-stone-greatest-guitar-player-lists-came-out-and/) [Derek Trucks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/derek-trucks/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bb9/derek-trucks-11274_guitar_one-of-those-rolling-stone-greatest-guit_410129.jpg) ## More by Derek Trucks > [I was nine when I bought my first guitar at a garage sale.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/derek-trucks/i-was-nine-when-i-bought-my-first-guitar-at-a-garage-sale/) [Derek Trucks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/derek-trucks/) > [We got our old Neve recording console, it was owned by The Kinks for a long time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/derek-trucks/we-got-our-old-neve-recording-console-it-was-owned-by-the-kinks-for-a/) [Derek Trucks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/derek-trucks/) > [I remember recording with Johnny Sandlin at his place right outside Muscle Shoals and he turned me on to a lot of those musicians…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/derek-trucks/i-remember-recording-with-johnny-sandlin-at-his-place-right-outside/) [Derek Trucks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/derek-trucks/) > [One of those Rolling Stone Greatest Guitar Player lists came out and there was no Albert King. That's impossible! There are 10 people on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/derek-trucks/one-of-those-rolling-stone-greatest-guitar-player-lists-came-out-and/) [Derek Trucks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/derek-trucks/) > [I used a '57 Les Paul on one track, 'These Walls', which features Alam Khan on sarod. I tuned it way down because the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/derek-trucks/i-used-a-57-les-paul-on-one-track-these-walls-which-features-alam/) [Derek Trucks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/derek-trucks/) > [You can't have the Allman Brothers without Butch Trucks and Gregg Allman. Those are just irreplaceable spirits.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/derek-trucks/you-can-t-have-the-allman-brothers-without-butch-trucks-and-gregg/) [Derek Trucks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/derek-trucks/) > [B.B. King wanted people to carry the torch. He wanted people to keep that music alive, and he would talk about it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/derek-trucks/b-b-king-wanted-people-to-carry-the-torch-he-wanted-people-to-keep/) [Derek Trucks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/derek-trucks/) > [I think we appreciate the musicianship we're surrounded with. Too many bands - it's an ego trip for the leader.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/derek-trucks/i-think-we-appreciate-the-musicianship-we-re-surrounded-with-too-many/) [Derek Trucks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/derek-trucks/) > [The one thing the Allman Brothers Band does not do is phone it in. They bring it every night and that's something I draw…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/derek-trucks/the-one-thing-the-allman-brothers-band-does-not-do-is-phone-it-in/) [Derek Trucks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/derek-trucks/) > [A lot of the gear came out of some of the old studios here in New York City. We picked up a lot of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/derek-trucks/a-lot-of-the-gear-came-out-of-some-of-the-old-studios-here-in-new/) [Derek Trucks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/derek-trucks/) > [I remember a festival we did in Denmark with the Clapton band where you suddenly realize it's an actual band - and you're on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/derek-trucks/i-remember-a-festival-we-did-in-denmark-with-the-clapton-band-where/) [Derek Trucks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/derek-trucks/) > [I live in Jacksonville, Florida, but Atlanta always feels like the hometown gig.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/derek-trucks/i-live-in-jacksonville-florida-but-atlanta-always-feels-like-the/) [Derek Trucks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/derek-trucks/) > [When you think about your heroes, it absolutely shapes how you play and who you are.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/derek-trucks/when-you-think-about-your-heroes-it-absolutely-shapes-how-you-play/) [Derek Trucks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/derek-trucks/) > [My dad was a roofer; my mom worked in elementary school.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/derek-trucks/my-dad-was-a-roofer-my-mom-worked-in-elementary-school/) [Derek Trucks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/derek-trucks/) > [When I had the idea to build a home studio, the purpose was to start making records.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/derek-trucks/when-i-had-the-idea-to-build-a-home-studio-the-purpose-was-to-start/) [Derek Trucks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/derek-trucks/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/greatest-guitar/derek-trucks/#itemlist", "name": "1 Greatest Guitar Quotes By Derek Trucks", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "One of those Rolling Stone Greatest Guitar Player lists came out and there was no Albert King. 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