We decided to do some of Merle's things with modern instrumentation. We used a flute, a bass clarinet, a trumpet, a clarinet,… — Tennessee Ernie Ford Copy Share Image
I also generally play slide guitar in standard tuning, which enables me to switch back and forth between using the slide and… — Warren Haynes Copy Share Image
'Routine' was written on piano, and you can hear that. But then you listen to 'Happy Returns,' and you can tell it's… — Steven Wilson Copy Share Image
A guitar solo in the same part of every tune - that's been done so much. I think solos shine more when… — Frank Iero Copy Share Image
In my world, before I knew about Eddie Van Halen, I was playing piano, and at that point in my teenage life,… — Lzzy Hale Copy Share Image
It couldn't have been more nerdy or bizarre, playing the clarinet. But I studied classical clarinet, went to the high school for… — Christopher Guest Copy Share Image
I was 11 years old, and I had been playing classical piano for three years, and suddenly the guitar came and landed… — John McLaughlin Copy Share Image
The thing I like to do when I'm making records is to keep it exciting, as opposed to, 'There's a bass player,… — Benji Hughes Copy Share Image
What makes you a rock star is what are you able to do when you get behind that microphone, when you put… — David Draiman Copy Share Image
It means a lot that fans feel connected to us and care about us, and that means the world, because that's what… — Taylor York Copy Share Image
I bought a guitar CD-ROM because we had a new computer, but I had no attention span for that. I spent about… — James Bay Copy Share Image
Songwriting was definitely first. I started singing, and then I was rapping; then I went back to singing. As I was growing… — William Singe Copy Share Image
I see a young man playing 'Plaisir d'Amour' on guitar. I knew I didn't want to go to college; I was already… — Joan Baez Copy Share Image
I grew up wanting a guitar, my family was very poor. When I was fourteen my mother bought me a Gibson ES… — Steve Young Copy Share Image
Actually, because I'm so small, when I strike an open A chord I get physically thrown to the left, and when I… — Angus Young Copy Share Image
Almost 15 with music, we have so many guitars that we developed over the years. The latest one is 'The Majesty' guitar,… — John Petrucci Copy Share Image
I love classical music, but I hated classical guitar. But I like flamenco, because there was something else there going on. It… — Joe Satriani Copy Share Image
I do more writing by myself than with anybody else. My best thing is sitting...around somewhere with a guitar, and having an… — Charlie Daniels Copy Share Image
I think it's a really excellent time to be a woman in music. A lot of the past was women fighting to… — Emily Kokal Copy Share Image
I originally wanted to be a singer, but I was average. I made 18 records, but none were that great. I was… — Tony Blackburn Copy Share Image
I grew up with rock and pop music from the 70s and 80s. I had to play guitar in school - it… — Christian Fennesz Copy Share Image
I often use dropped D or C - I even go all the way down to A. What can be really cool… — Rickey Medlocke Copy Share Image
I was inspired to play electric guitar from listening to a lot of Carlos Santana, Stevie Ray Vaughan, and B.B. King, and… — Orianthi Copy Share Image
A good example of a lyric that makes me laugh but might not hit anybody right away is, "Sit behind the guitar… — Tim Heidecker Copy Share Image
It's weird. All I want is to play my guitar when I am on a movie set. But then when I am… — Shane Harper Copy Share Image
I'd like to do a song that I wrote today about our government's increasing infringement on our right to privacy, but the… — Dan Piraro Copy Share Image
I bad a piano long before I bad a guitar, and the practice I got just playing those three chords in a… — Mark Knopfler Copy Share Image
There was nobody at the time who was playing slide guitar like Johnny, and nobody, or no white guys at least, that… — Rick Derringer Copy Share Image
Our last jam session was this past Christmas. Dad played his harmonica, mom sang in English and Italian, and I played guitar.… — Tony Visconti Copy Share Image
Looping isn't an effect: it's your playing, only more of it and, if you hang with it, it'll uncover previously hidden facets… — David Torn Copy Share Image
I got my first instrument at Christmas when I was three or four. My dad and mom got me a mandolin. It… — Chord Overstreet Copy Share Image
I did a smaller gig with an acoustic guitar and a drum machine. In one song, something wrong happened with the drum… — Violante Placido Copy Share Image
Even though there are some great keyboard players on the album, there are a number of songs with no keyboard on them… — Lee Ritenour Copy Share Image
There's such a wealth of arts and styles within the guitar... flamenco, jazz, rock, blues... you name it, it's there. In the… — Jimmy Page Copy Share Image
When I was 5, I started taking singing lessons, and then, after 'School of Rock,' I started taking guitar lessons. I would… — Miranda Cosgrove Copy Share Image
If I see a chick playing guitar, I'm drawn to that band immediately. I want to know everything, even if it's completely… — Courtney Love Copy Share Image
I found I could speak through the guitar. Because you have the feel of the strings with both hands and it's up… — Julian Bream Copy Share Image
I was able to apply ukulele to whatever I'm trying to write. It's become part of songwriting for me, the knowledge I… — Eddie Vedder Copy Share Image
It's interesting to see how acoustic guitars are emerging as a primary instrument once again ... reminds me very much of what… — Kenny Loggins Copy Share Image
I would have liked to grow up in Liverpool and become a rocker. I would have put my boots on, jeans and… — Hasso Plattner Copy Share Image
