People are like, 'Why are you playing that five-neck guitar?' I want to hurt. I want to play. — Rick Nielsen Copy Share Image
The way I look at it, I'm a songwriter that just happens to play guitar. — Rick Nielsen Copy Share Image
I'd rather be known as a songwriter than a guitarist, although I love to play the guitar. — Rick Nielsen Copy Share Image
I'm a guitar player. Actually, I think of myself as a songwriter/rhythm-guitar player. — Rick Nielsen Copy Share Image
We're basically a rock band - guitar, bass, drums and vocals. But we take it further than that. We can be rotten,… — Rick Nielsen Copy Share Image
If you can say something special on the guitar, then you're going to perk my ears up. But if you're just gonna… — Rick Nielsen Copy Share Image
Basically, I try to let the song dictate what guitar I use. If it's a really loud, crazy song, I'll pull out… — Rick Nielsen Copy Share Image
Hendrix was a different kind of guitar player. It was like, 'Holy cow, this guy can sing, he can play all this… — Rick Nielsen Copy Share Image
I took one guitar lesson, and they wanted me to play 'Mary Had a Little Lamb' or 'Michael Row the Boat Ashore,'… — Rick Nielsen Copy Share Image
I have four warehouses full of stuff. I have every boarding pass of every flight I've ever been on. I have all… — Rick Nielsen Copy Share Image
I took one guitar lesson, and they wanted me to play 'Mary Had a Little Lamb' or 'Michael Row the Boat Ashore,' and that… — Rick Nielsen Copy Share Image
I knew the guys in the Allman Brothers way back in the day, before they were famous. — Rick Nielsen Copy Share Image
Look at Bob Dylan: his voice is not a great sound, but it gets the idea across... and that is what's really important. — Rick Nielsen Copy Share Image
I always thought of myself as more of a rhythm player than a big soloist. — Rick Nielsen Copy Share Image
I started out as a drummer, and when I was 9, my drum teacher had an album out. He was the rudiment king! He… — Rick Nielsen Copy Share Image
I've seen bands come out and begin their concerts with these long, slow, boring songs. Are they kidding, or what? — Rick Nielsen Copy Share Image
