Guitar Quotes · Page 25

I love AC/ DC and I love Led Zeppelin and I love guitar riffs.

— Mike Campbell

If you want to challenge the system, don't go to bed with it.

— Ani DiFranco

I love a good Slash guitar riff. It's sexy!

— Malin Akerman

The most important part of my religion is to play guitar.

— Lou Reed

God has a way of telling you when to change your strings.

— Dave Van Ronk

And as far as guitars go, I loved Jimmy Bryant and Speedy West's stuff.

— Willie Nelson

Bass is for people who can't play guitar

— Eddie Van Halen

I can communicate far better on a guitar than I can through my mouth.

— Jimmy Page

Writing music and playing guitar was really what I wanted to do forever.

— Kris Allen

Just because I have a guitar, it doesn't mean that changes me. I still rhyme, I still sing.

— Lauryn Hill

When you think about where guitar playing is going today...: it's going everywhere at the same time.

— Joe Satriani

I watch films. I play the guitar: me and some mates - I wouldnt dignify it with the term band - get…

— Stephen Mangan

People are like, 'Why are you playing that five-neck guitar?' I want to hurt. I want to play.

— Rick Nielsen

I don't consider myself a skilled enough instrumentalist to be able to create the atmosphere that I want with just my guitar…

— Thalia Zedek

I aim to inspire a bunch of female guitar players to get out there and take it seriously and never give up.

— Orianthi

I always have a guitar or ukulele in the trailer, and I write songs. That keeps me in an artistic mind-set.

— Billy Bob Thornton

When do you suppose the electric guitar was invented? If you thought the 1950s, you'd be wrong. If you can muster a…

— Daniel Levitin

I first picked up the bass guitar when I was twelve years old, and fooled around with it. By the time I…

— Mark Mendoza

“You don't have to be a professional to play music. Close your eyes, take a deep breath.. And let it out. Let…

— TheBakaViolinist

I want to be able to show my vocals off and when I do do live performances, I'm going to do some…

— Megan McKenna

That was the reasoning behind learning to play bass, and then after that it was more like it was neat to play…

— Tom Araya

Eventually, my dad bought me a guitar for Christmas, and then I just went from there, man. I bought a drum kit…

— Tom Walker

I played guitar in a band from when I was about 20 for three years. Then I sang a little. Then I…

— Michael Imperioli

Seriously, though, I think the only musical term that's ever put a bee in my bonnet is 'shred.' I tried to peddle…

— Paul Gilbert

I don't really break into too many solos. But I've never been a super-big solo guy anyway. I like to make the…

— Mark Tremonti

Anytime you go to see a band with a guitar player, there's always a fear of guitar overkill! That's a funny question.…

— Joe Satriani

I was in New York City and my sister and cousin came out to see me, and I brought a guitar on…

— Bert Kreischer

Do I start with the lyrics? No. Quite honestly, it's the opposite. I generally get the melody first - I kinda fiddle…

— Iron & Wine

Navigating with a partner makes it half as difficult. We keep each other in check. It's not like she [Angie Marr] was…

— Johnny Marr

I usually start with a guitar riff or some little pattern of chords, and then I kind of go from there. Usually…

— Butterfly Boucher

[Chamber of Reflection off of Salad Days]I think it's probably that one. There's no guitar on that song, I've never recorded a…

— Mac DeMarco

I met my manager when I was in high school and I just started playing guitar. He came from a line of…

— Courtney Jaye

I got my first guitar for Christmas when I was five years old.

— Jason Becker

I feel like I'm playing the washboard more than the guitar.

— Gord Downie

I just want to play guitar and be in a band. Same as I always did.

— Chrissie Hynde

I've got 50 different tunings in the guitar.

— Joni Mitchell

I’m not trying to play the guitar. I’m trying to play music.

— Michael Hedges

My dad used to tour playing guitar with New Edition.

— Algee Smith

Playing guitar is a never-finished journey.

— John Fogerty

He holds his guitar like a Tommy gun.

— Elvis Presley