I left Edinburgh to follow the London punk scene in 1978, singing and playing guitar in various bands. My income was sporadic,… — Irvine Welsh Copy Share Image
I still do one song by myself onstage. it gives people the extremely personal thing where it's just me on guitar. But,… — Butterfly Boucher Copy Share Image
I've always written songs. I learned guitar when I was 9 or 10 years old and it sort of developed from there.… — Declan McKenna Copy Share Image
When I see 16 year-olds waiting for me, I just want to spank them and give them guitars and tell them to… — Courtney Love Copy Share Image
Much of the music I remember from camp was unofficial: the songs a counselor would play for us on acoustic guitar or… — Carrie Brownstein Copy Share Image
As for the first guitar I actually bought, I believe it was a Cherry Red Kramer! I think I bought it because… — Nuno Bettencourt Copy Share Image
My very first guitar was pretty much unplayable. I was 14 or something. My mom went to a pawn shop and got… — Mike Campbell Copy Share Image
There have been times when I've feared for my own well-being in the great scheme of things because, historically, the track record… — Lindsey Buckingham Copy Share Image
Because somebody plays guitar, why does it mean they need a singer? Because people already have this image of things? No, I'll… — Jimmy Page Copy Share Image
My chops have always been sort of weak, because the right side of my body was paralyzed a little bit. It was… — Leon Russell Copy Share Image
I never bothered with cars. I was probably one of the few kids in school who didn't run around with hot-rod magazines.… — Angus Young Copy Share Image
I have spent over 60 years bent over a guitar and to know that I wrote 70 compositions that masters have recorded,… — Jerry Reed Copy Share Image
There are a lot of really good guitar sounds and new kind atmospheres on the new Bon Jovi record. I think people… — Richie Sambora Copy Share Image
I'm lucky that my family is musical. Music was encouraged. So when I saw Carlos Santana play and decided to really pursue… — Orianthi Copy Share Image
I suppose I am a frustrated musician so I annoy my family by playing guitar in the house. I used to be… — Kevin McKidd Copy Share Image
I have been playing a lot of keyboards, especially in the last five or six years. I suppose it gives you more… — Mick Ralphs Copy Share Image
More than any other instrument, the relationship between an acoustic guitar and a microphone is super-important. The kind of mics that you… — Mat Kearney Copy Share Image
I am so highly skilled that when I pick up a phrase and then pick up my guitar, a form comes out… — Donovan Copy Share Image
The first song I wrote, in fifth grade, was totally ripped from Jeffrey Lewis. My aunt's boyfriend gave me bass lessons, and… — Frankie Cosmos Copy Share Image
I didn't want to fall into the trap of competing with all these other great guitar players. I just want to sidestep… — Kirk Hammett Copy Share Image
I guess I'm interested in pushing the boundaries of the cello without giving up on the idea of playing the cello, if… — Okkyung Lee Copy Share Image
I had to be reminded that the guitar is infinite. It never stops teaching you, it never stops being difficult; there's an… — Kaki King Copy Share Image
I'm quite happy for my voice to be pushed up, whereas in the past I wanted it buried with the guitars, or… — Roddy Woomble Copy Share Image
Girls are supposed to sing. It's the guys' thing to play the guitar. Crossing the line is kind of like trying to… — Orianthi Copy Share Image
I always liked the double cutaway. It looked like two horns. It's like a red devil. So I went to the guitar… — Angus Young Copy Share Image
... When I heard "Pride and Joy" by Stevie Ray Vaughn on the radio, I just said "Hallelujah" .. he was just… — Richard Betts Copy Share Image
I started playing with a group of young people when I was 13. I turned professional when I was 15 and I… — Dave Holland Copy Share Image
I have so much music that I do. Just like how a visual artist is always sketching something but they might not… — Erykah Badu Copy Share Image
In my living room, I was always playing guitar and writing songs and singing them. My dad and I would always sing… — Maya Hawke Copy Share Image
I needed a writing space to get out of my house with the little guy. Because any time I try to write… — Sturgill Simpson Copy Share Image
When people say the words 'singer-songwriter,' I think they have an image in their heads of someone with an acoustic guitar who… — George Ezra Copy Share Image
We actually added an extra electric guitar to beef up 'Need You Now', but we haven't changed any of this 'Own The… — Dave Haywood Copy Share Image
I'm supportive of women, absolutely, and it's so gratifying to have girls come up and say, 'I'm really inspired by your guitar… — St. Vincent Copy Share Image
I like streaming music. I'll be in the car going, 'I want to hear Scotty Anderson.' He's a great guitar player not… — John 5 Copy Share Image
When you enter the realm of politics, you don't enter it because you want to be popular. When I want to be… — Wyclef Jean Copy Share Image
I get to do a lot of things I don't usually get to do with the boys. I love playing guitar and… — Nick Carter Copy Share Image
You go to a studio with a guitar, people are like, 'Oh this girl's going to write this song on a guitar.'… — LP Copy Share Image
Never assume that simply having a gun makes you a marksman. You are no more armed because you are wearing a pistol… — Jeff Cooper Copy Share Image
I had no ambition when I was a kid other than to play guitar and get in a rock 'n' roll band.… — George Harrison Copy Share Image
When I was born, my dad was playing music, so I'm pretty sure he was singing to me in the womb. I… — Adrianne Lenker Copy Share Image