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title: "1 Guitar Play Quotes By Les Paul"
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> [This guitar is such a pal. It's a psychiatrist. It's a doggone bartender. It's a housewife. This guy is everything. Whenever I find that I've got a problem, I'll go pick my guitar up and play. It's the greatest pal…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/les-paul/this-guitar-is-such-a-pal-it-s-a-psychiatrist-it-s-a-doggone/)

[Les Paul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/les-paul/)

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## More by Les Paul

> [It's not jazz as we know jazz here in America.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/les-paul/it-s-not-jazz-as-we-know-jazz-here-in-america/)

[Les Paul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/les-paul/)

> [I don't know of a guitar player that has only one guitar. They're never happy with one. I'm never happy with just one of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/les-paul/i-don-t-know-of-a-guitar-player-that-has-only-one-guitar-they-re/)

[Les Paul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/les-paul/)

> [ My chops were not as fast... \[but\] I just learned more on what was in my mind than what was in my chops. I… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/les-paul/my-chops-were-not-as-fast-but-i-just-learned-more-on-what-was-in-my/)

[Les Paul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/les-paul/)

> [.. the guitar is just a wonderful instrument. It's everything: a bartender, a psychiatrist, a housewife. It's everything, but it's elusive](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/les-paul/the-guitar-is-just-a-wonderful-instrument-it-s-everything-a-bartender/)

[Les Paul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/les-paul/)

> [We go in there and we work on altering those ideas and in many cases go in different directions.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/les-paul/we-go-in-there-and-we-work-on-altering-those-ideas-and-in-many-cases/)

[Les Paul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/les-paul/)

> [If I have to go around telling everyone how great I am, then there's something wrong with my act.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/les-paul/if-i-have-to-go-around-telling-everyone-how-great-i-am-then-there-s/)

[Les Paul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/les-paul/)

> [A guitar is something you can hold and love and it's never going to bug you. But here's the secret about the guitar -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/les-paul/a-guitar-is-something-you-can-hold-and-love-and-it-s-never-going-to/)

[Les Paul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/les-paul/)

> [This guitar is such a pal. It's a psychiatrist. It's a doggone bartender. It's a housewife. This guy is everything. Whenever I find that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/les-paul/this-guitar-is-such-a-pal-it-s-a-psychiatrist-it-s-a-doggone/)

[Les Paul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/les-paul/)

> [If you're in the U.S. and talk to someone on the phone who's in Iraq, you'll experience sound delay. It isn't long, but the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/les-paul/if-you-re-in-the-u-s-and-talk-to-someone-on-the-phone-who-s-in-iraq/)

[Les Paul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/les-paul/)

> [Now I need to take a piece of wood and make it sound like the railroad track, but I also had to make it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/les-paul/now-i-need-to-take-a-piece-of-wood-and-make-it-sound-like-the/)

[Les Paul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/les-paul/)

> [..I wanted to create music that was so different that my mother could tell me from anyone else](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/les-paul/i-wanted-to-create-music-that-was-so-different-that-my-mother-could/)

[Les Paul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/les-paul/)

> [The audience, they're not professionals. They just love music. It isn't necessary to play over their heads to be admired.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/les-paul/the-audience-they-re-not-professionals-they-just-love-music-it-isn-t/)

[Les Paul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/les-paul/)

> [I wanted something very dense, something that would sustain long and more pieces of wood that would be soft, sweet, for more of a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/les-paul/i-wanted-something-very-dense-something-that-would-sustain-long-and/)

[Les Paul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/les-paul/)

> [You learn fast from others how to be an entertainer as well as a musician; you don't necessarily have to get out there and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/les-paul/you-learn-fast-from-others-how-to-be-an-entertainer-as-well-as-a/)

[Les Paul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/les-paul/)

> [I have younger friends who don't work, and they aren't doing so well. My secret is to keep going, keep working.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/les-paul/i-have-younger-friends-who-don-t-work-and-they-aren-t-doing-so-well/)

[Les Paul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/les-paul/)

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