Guitar Quotes by Frank Zappa

12 Guitar quotes by Frank Zappa

Frank Zappa’s wit never missed a beat, especially when he turned his attention to the guitar. This short set of 12 quotes captures his quirky take on the instrument, perfect for a quick dive into his musical sarcasm.

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Shut Up and Play your Guitar.

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My guitar wants to kill your mama.

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If you pick up a guitar and it says, 'take me, I'm yours,' then that's the one for you

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If you really love guitar, you're going to spend every waking hour stroking the thing.

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Elmore James only knew one lick, but you had the feeling that he meant it.

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The disgusting stink of a too-loud electric guitar; now that's my idea of a good time.

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I'm more interested in melodic things. I think the biggest challenge when you go to play a solo is trying to invent…

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Let’s be realistic about this, the guitar can be the single most blasphemous device on the face of the earth. That’s why…

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Information is not knowledge. Knowledge is not wisdom. Wisdom is not truth. Truth is not beauty. Beauty is not love. Love is…

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Weedly-weedly-wee, make a face, hold your guitar like it's your weenie, point it heavenward, and look like you're really doing something. Then,…

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Guitar playing, as currently understood, has more to do with sports than it does to do with music. It's an Olympic challenge…

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The creation and destruction of harmonic and 'statistical' tensions is essential to the maintenance of compositional drama. Any composition (or improvisation) which…

Frank Zappa