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title: "11 Guitar Going Quotes by 11 authors"
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> [If you really love guitar, you're going to spend every waking hour stroking the thing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-zappa/if-you-really-love-guitar-you-re-going-to-spend-every-waking-hour/)

[Frank Zappa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frank-zappa/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/837/frank-zappa-702_funny_if-you-really-love-guitar-you-re-going-t_179137.jpg)

> [I just love playing guitar, so that's what I'm going to do.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/st-vincent/i-just-love-playing-guitar-so-that-s-what-i-m-going-to-do/)

[St. Vincent](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/st-vincent/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c88/st-vincent-10256_guitar_i-just-love-playing-guitar-so-that-s-wha_136244.jpg)

> [“Dad said that the guy who can play guitar is going to be the life of the party. He’s confusing life with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-sedaris/dad-said-that-the-guy-who-can-play-guitar-is-going-to-be-the-life-of/)

[David Sedaris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-sedaris/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a1e/david-sedaris-333_death_dad-said-that-the-guy-who-can-play-guita_1540594.png)

> [Some are skeptical. My mom thought the guitar was going to fizzle out in two weeks, that it was just a fad-and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-beck/some-are-skeptical-my-mom-thought-the-guitar-was-going-to-fizzle-out/)

[Jeff Beck](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-beck/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/db9/jeff-beck-10185_fads_some-are-skeptical-my-mom-thought-the-gu_2916697.jpg)

> [Being 16 years old and getting an electric guitar is never going to get old. There's always going to be kids making…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-auerbach/being-16-years-old-and-getting-an-electric-guitar-is-never-going-to/)

[Dan Auerbach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-auerbach/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4a9/dan-auerbach-15977_band_being-16-years-old-and-getting-an-electr_2731495.jpg)

> [If you can say something special on the guitar, then you're going to perk my ears up. But if you're just gonna…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-nielsen/if-you-can-say-something-special-on-the-guitar-then-you-re-going-to/)

[Rick Nielsen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-nielsen/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/685/rick-nielsen-3997_always_if-you-can-say-something-special-on-the_2183205.jpg)

> [Songwriting really kicked in with the guitar. I was going through a lot as a kid. There had been a lot of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jade-bird/songwriting-really-kicked-in-with-the-guitar-i-was-going-through-a/)

[Jade Bird](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jade-bird/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/490/jade-bird-11566_family_songwriting-really-kicked-in-with-the-gu_923282.jpg)

> [Sling your guitar to wherever you're going, and you'll be amazed by the connective power of music: It knows no boundaries, cultures…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-hill/sling-your-guitar-to-wherever-you-re-going-and-you-ll-be-amazed-by/)

[Dan Hill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-hill/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9f8/dan-hill-9616_amazed_sling-your-guitar-to-wherever-you-re-goi_808188.png)

> [My guitar is like my best friend. My guitar can get me through anything. If I can sit down and write an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/miley-cyrus/my-guitar-is-like-my-best-friend-my-guitar-can-get-me-through/)

[Miley Cyrus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/miley-cyrus/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c79/miley-cyrus-613_amazing-song_my-guitar-is-like-my-best-friend-my-guit_1778882.jpg)

> [When I was around 7 or 8 my Dad took me to a B.B. King recording session, well, that really did it.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-gibbons/when-i-was-around-7-or-8-my-dad-took-me-to-a-b-b-king-recording/)

[Billy Gibbons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-gibbons/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/de4/billy-gibbons-17098_dad_when-i-was-around-7-or-8-my-dad-took-me_1724239.jpg)

> [My mom always told me I should have a Plan B. I said that if I'm not going to play guitar I'm…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-clark-jr/my-mom-always-told-me-i-should-have-a-plan-b-i-said-that-if-i-m-not/)

[Gary Clark, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-clark-jr/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2f8/gary-clark-jr-21362_bass_my-mom-always-told-me-i-should-have-a-pl_81344.jpg)

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