Guitar player Quotes · Page 3

A good player can make any guitar sound good.

— Mike Bloomfield

Guitar players never listen to lead singers.

— Steven Tyler

I'm surrounded by great guitar players.

— Rick Springfield

I can't say I feel influenced by today's guitar players.

— Robin Trower

Invariably, guitar players that go solo make really bad records.

— Richard Hawley

I'm a recording studio guy, an engineer, a songwriter and a guitar player, in that order.

— J. J. Cale

I was an engineer for a long time. I was a sideman guitar player.

— J. J. Cale

I do not consider myself a guitar player. My father is a guitar player - I'm not.

— Rufus Wainwright

To stay a great singer or guitar player, you've got to do it 24/7. That's what I do.

— Sammy Hagar

As a guitar player, it's harder for me to impress somebody than it is to write a song that they like.

— Brad Paisley

I thought it was too 'glam rock' to practice. The problem is that now I'm a pretty bad guitar player.

— Laurent Brancowitz

My father was a guitar player, and I was raised with a super high standard of what good guitar playing was.

— Billy Corgan

Being a female hard rocker and guitar player, I felt the need to put out a memoir. Almost like a rock 'n'…

— Lita Ford

I very easily could have broke Hulk Hogan leg because I was the real shooter. Hulk was the bodybuilder guitar player.

— The Iron Sheik

Every other guitar player was just copying other guitarists. From the time I was 13 up until 18, I practiced at least…

— Yngwie Malmsteen

Before I even became a guitar player, I wanted to be a Beatle. That was my first dream as a musician, was…

— Paul Gilbert

I'd probably get a much quicker and better result if I went to a really great guitar player for a certain style…

— Klayton

I've been in a band, so I understand the politics. Sometimes the bass player doesn't like what the guitar player is doing,…

— Ric Ocasek

I mean, no offense, but I don't really see why, like guitar players from Creed, or something like that, are on the…

— Dweezil Zappa

To be a good artist / letterer / designer / guitar player it takes practice. A lot of it. More than you…

— Jessica Hische

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

I saw 'Purple Rain' in the summer of '84, and, 'Spinal Tap' notwithstanding, it's the greatest rock & roll film of all…

— Tom Morello

... another guitar player who had a tremendous influence on my life was Howard Roberts ... I'd listened to a lot of…

— Jeff Baxter

It's funny, I guess when I was growing up, I didn't really think about being an instrumentalist, per se. I didn't think,…

— Jacob Collier

I'd always had an interest in guitar from about seven years old. But I first actually had lessons when I was about…

— Bert Jansch

Duane Allman might be my favorite guitar player ever. I'd say I'm influenced by the Allman Brothers more than any other band.…

— Coy Bowles

I’ve worked with such legendary guitar players as Allan Holdsworth, Ronnie Montrose, Eric Clapton, Lowell George and Steve Vai, but none of…

— Ted Templeman

When I am most successful as a guitar player is when I'm able to just sort of lose myself. You stop thinking…

— Tom Morello

In Utero is a testament to the artistic vision of Kurt Cobain. It's kind of a weird record, and it's strangely beautiful…

— Krist Novoselic

Imagination is the key to my lyrics. The rest is painted with a little science fiction...All I'm writing is just what I…

— Jimi Hendrix

It's not easy being a female guitar player. You have to believe in yourself.

— Orianthi

Mostly, I'm much more of a guitar player than I am a singer.

— Paul Gilbert

There are so many good guitarists out there, I am by no means a very good guitar player.

— Marnie Stern

As a guitar player, you never stop learning, never stop honing your skills.

— John Petrucci

I'm a bass player from way back and Paul is a guitar player and we've been in many bands.

— Adam Jones

In essence, I feel I'm more jazz guitar player because I write vehicles geared for improvisation.

— Allan Holdsworth

Describing certain sounds, there's a common language that guitar players have.

— Joe Perry

I'm an okay drummer, I'm an okay bass player, I'm an okay keyboardist, and I'm a quite good guitar player.

— Tobias Forge

Besides being a guitar player, I'm a big fan of the guitar. I love that damn instrument.

— Steve Vai

Ask any guitar player - it's hard to feed yourself when you're picking for a living.

— J. J. Cale