As a teenager, I used to travel everywhere with my guitar. I appreciated the fact it was with me, but it was… — Greg Wise Copy Share Image
Strangely enough, I wasn't into fast guitarists. I preferred Peter Green's subtle touch. I saw him with John Mayall's Bluesbreakers at the… — Alvin Lee Copy Share Image
My first instrument was the drums. Not quite sure why I quit and changed to guitar, but I'm sure my parents might… — Jill Sobule Copy Share Image
I think, without a doubt, I'd outshine The Rock because he can't do quite what I do, but he is good at… — Elias Copy Share Image
If you go back to early folk, it's all storytelling; that's exactly what it is: some guy telling a story in a… — Passenger Copy Share Image
My dad wanted me to play when I was a kid, so I learned to play the guitar. I pursued a career… — Randy Travis Copy Share Image
From when I young, a lot of the things I grappled with, with instruments, was how large they were. When someone places… — Lou Barlow Copy Share Image
Whenever it was spring break, someone would always have a guitar down at the beach, and they'd play a random song, and… — Cole Swindell Copy Share Image
While other guitars may have more twang or an esoteric atmosphere, the Les Paul is like a T-Rex thampling everything in it's… — Miles Zuniga Copy Share Image
On stage, I have my three band mates and my guitar in front of me, and mic stand and that's like your… — Tom Fletcher Copy Share Image
The last thing I do is go and listen to heavy rock music. But I love electronic music. The purity of the… — Justin Chancellor Copy Share Image
If you have a great-sounding guitar that's a quality instrument and a good amp, and you know how to make the guitar… — Eddie Van Halen Copy Share Image
My dad taught me to play the guitar. We grew up with country music. We had every Willie Nelson record (laughs). I… — Chris Tomlin Copy Share Image
My aunt Maxie had a plastic guitar in her closet, and I started playing that, going nuts on it. I went to… — Benji Hughes Copy Share Image
What is Norah Jones' style? Is it just the albums that we've heard? She has a rock group where she plays guitar… — Talib Kweli Copy Share Image
I loved the guitar, and I had all of this music in my head. My passion for the guitar and the ideas… — Steve Vai Copy Share Image
I think people forget even though we were labelled a synth band because of 'The Hurting,' but keyboards are not our native… — Curt Smith Copy Share Image
What happens is, especially when I was writing for my band, Creedence, and it's the way I write now, I go into… — John Fogerty Copy Share Image
I didn't even learn to play guitar until the movie 'Walk Hard,' which is probably fortunate because maybe I would have pursued… — Matt Besser Copy Share Image
I'm just not arbitrarily choosing to have five guitars play one type of thing. In that way there's a definite similarity between… — Glenn Branca Copy Share Image
There are some people who do great stuff singing and playing fiddle at the same time and doing that kind of arrangement.… — Sam Amidon Copy Share Image
Maybe when you're 18, 19, 20, you could have a bit of a wobble if you're going on live TV and playing… — Katie Melua Copy Share Image
At some point around '94 or '95, 'Rolling Stone' said that guitar rock was dead and that the Chemical Brothers were the… — Scott Ian Copy Share Image
I taught guitar lessons for a long time for a living before I got on the road. I really enjoyed hanging out… — Coy Bowles Copy Share Image
To me, the hook of the riff is what makes a great guitar recording. It's the backbone of the whole song. When… — Dwight Yoakam Copy Share Image
It's hilarious, because my guitar has what's known as a tremolo bar or a whammy bar. And the whammy bar is probably… — Steve Vai Copy Share Image
I only tend to use YouTube for learning difficult guitar things or music videos. I tend to just walk around London and… — Nina Nesbitt Copy Share Image
Romanians love country dancing. At Christmas, you go house to house, and they play guitar and drum and a violin and everybody's… — Dave Myers Copy Share Image
That was the reasoning behind learning to play bass, and then after that it was more like it was neat to play… — Tom Araya Copy Share Image
Eventually, my dad bought me a guitar for Christmas, and then I just went from there, man. I bought a drum kit… — Tom Walker Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
I first picked up the bass guitar when I was twelve years old, and fooled around with it. By the time I… — Mark Mendoza Copy Share Image
“You don't have to be a professional to play music. Close your eyes, take a deep breath.. And let it out. Let… — TheBakaViolinist Copy Share Image
I like jazz, but I could never play it. You just sit there with a guitar the size of a Chevy on… — Dave Mustaine Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
I mainly use Stratocasters. I like a lot of different kinds of guitars, but for what I do, it seems that a… — Stevie Ray Vaughan Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
I played guitar in a band from when I was about 20 for three years. Then I sang a little. Then I… — Michael Imperioli Copy Share Image
Well mostly in song writing my experience is that there isn't so much inspiration as hard work. You sit there for hours,… — Bjorn Ulvaeus Copy Share Image
Look, as long as we can make records and sell enough so we can do some shows, that's all I want. You… — Chrissie Hynde Copy Share Image
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