--- title: "21 Guitar Write Quotes by 20 authors" description: "Browse 21 Guitar Write quotes by 20 authors. Discover the best Guitar Write sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/333/john-denver-8019_guitar_i-just-play-the-guitar-and-write-songs-1_1328896.jpg" --- > [I just play the guitar and write songs.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-denver/i-just-play-the-guitar-and-write-songs/) [John Denver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-denver/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/333/john-denver-8019_guitar_i-just-play-the-guitar-and-write-songs-1_1328896.jpg) > [I'll sit around and play my guitar; that's how I write tunes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/otis-rush/i-ll-sit-around-and-play-my-guitar-that-s-how-i-write-tunes/) [Otis Rush](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/otis-rush/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/747/otis-rush-41471_guitar_i-ll-sit-around-and-play-my-guitar-that_869722.png) > [By the time I was 12 or 13, I felt that I was special, because I could play the guitar and write songs.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-simon/by-the-time-i-was-12-or-13-i-felt-that-i-was-special-because-i-could/) [Paul Simon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-simon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eb4/paul-simon-1703_felt_by-the-time-i-was-12-or-13-i-felt-that-i_1922278.png) > [I have to practice to be good at guitar. I have to write 100 songs before you write the first good one.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/taylor-swift/i-have-to-practice-to-be-good-at-guitar-i-have-to-write-100-songs/) [Taylor Swift](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/taylor-swift/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/128/taylor-swift-125_be-good_i-have-to-practice-to-be-good-at-guitar_649724.jpg) > [I used to play guitar for myself and write lyrics and listen to different styles of music.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rokia-traore/i-used-to-play-guitar-for-myself-and-write-lyrics-and-listen-to/) [Rokia Traore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rokia-traore/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b06/rokia-traore-16288_different_i-used-to-play-guitar-for-myself-and-wri_2623602.jpg) > [I play guitar and write music, and that's definitely a huge part of my life, but it's my personal thing that I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maia-mitchell/i-play-guitar-and-write-music-and-that-s-definitely-a-huge-part-of-my/) [Maia Mitchell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maia-mitchell/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fdf/maia-mitchell-21943_definitely_i-play-guitar-and-write-music-and-that-s_2978828.jpg) > [I pestered the hell out of everybody I ran into until I could play the guitar well enough to write and sing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/don-johnson/i-pestered-the-hell-out-of-everybody-i-ran-into-until-i-could-play/) [Don Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/don-johnson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bcb/don-johnson-15567_enough_i-pestered-the-hell-out-of-everybody-i-r_658575.png) > [Some composers end up writing for the guitar as they would write piano music or, more often, harp music. It isn't the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julian-bream/some-composers-end-up-writing-for-the-guitar-as-they-would-write/) [Julian Bream](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julian-bream/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/318/julian-bream-9656_end_some-composers-end-up-writing-for-the-gu_1710915.jpg) > [Heck, I'm no Henry Mancini or Michel Legrand. I just play the guitar and write songs.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-denver/heck-i-m-no-henry-mancini-or-michel-legrand-i-just-play-the-guitar/) [John Denver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-denver/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bd7/john-denver-8019_guitar_heck-i-m-no-henry-mancini-or-michel-legr_2461333.jpg) > [I think of myself as a tomgirl. A boy who's girly in every presentational aspect. And I play guitar and write good…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ezra-furman/i-think-of-myself-as-a-tomgirl-a-boy-who-s-girly-in-every/) [Ezra Furman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ezra-furman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c01/ezra-furman-4439_good_i-think-of-myself-as-a-tomgirl-a-boy-who_1951296.jpg) > [All of a sudden there's a song - there in your hotel room playing your guitar - and you write it, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/townes-van-zandt/all-of-a-sudden-there-s-a-song-there-in-your-hotel-room-playing-your/) [Townes Van Zandt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/townes-van-zandt/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/900/townes-van-zandt-25714_guitar_all-of-a-sudden-there-s-a-song-there-in_1510257.jpg) > [Yeah. I'm amateurish. I can play enough to write a song, or strum on a little guitar to write out a song.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-e-king/yeah-i-m-amateurish-i-can-play-enough-to-write-a-song-or-strum-on-a/) [Ben E. King](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-e-king/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ffa/ben-e-king-14975_enough_yeah-i-m-amateurish-i-can-play-enough-to_2664257.png) > [At the end of the day, if you don't have a record contract, a studio or a guitar, you can still write…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/janis-ian/at-the-end-of-the-day-if-you-don-t-have-a-record-contract-a-studio-or/) [Janis Ian](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/janis-ian/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/289/janis-ian-13356_art_at-the-end-of-the-day-if-you-don-t-have_2138360.jpg) > [When I sit down with a guitar to write a song, or when going into a recording studio, the focus is really…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brad-paisley/when-i-sit-down-with-a-guitar-to-write-a-song-or-when-going-into-a/) [Brad Paisley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brad-paisley/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7e4/brad-paisley-1920_recording-studio_when-i-sit-down-with-a-guitar-to-write-a_900294.jpg) > [I wouldn't just have other people write songs and me go out and sing it. I would sit down with a guitar…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zac-efron/i-wouldn-t-just-have-other-people-write-songs-and-me-go-out-and-sing/) [Zac Efron](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zac-efron/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/063/zac-efron-3303_albums_i-wouldn-t-just-have-other-people-write_1626266.jpg) > [I only wanted to play the guitar so I could write music. As soon as I learned my first three chords I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-zauner/i-only-wanted-to-play-the-guitar-so-i-could-write-music-as-soon-as-i/) [Michelle Zauner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-zauner/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8e5/michelle-zauner-5132_guitar_i-only-wanted-to-play-the-guitar-so-i-co_2864603.jpg) > [I write on the acoustic guitar, I write some on the piano, but I've been messing around with these guitar pedals and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paolo-nutini/i-write-on-the-acoustic-guitar-i-write-some-on-the-piano-but-i-ve/) [Paolo Nutini](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paolo-nutini/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b86/paolo-nutini-4296_acoustic-guitar_i-write-on-the-acoustic-guitar-i-write-s_986572.png) > [Well, it grow together. It's like, first time I try to write a song is the first time I try to play…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-marley/well-it-grow-together-it-s-like-first-time-i-try-to-write-a-song-is/) [Bob Marley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-marley/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/087/bob-marley-680_causes_well-it-grow-together-it-s-like-first-ti_769817.jpg) > [“With my guitar, I could write my own stories, my own poems, and my own destiny. No one could take away the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christine-zolendz/with-my-guitar-i-could-write-my-own-stories-my-own-poems-and-my-own/) [Christine Zolendz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christine-zolendz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c45/christine-zolendz-2117_grace_with-my-guitar-i-could-write-my-own-stor_37470.jpg) > [When I'm at home or in the studio, I have a 1963 Martin. It's a D-28, and I love that guitar. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-worsham/when-i-m-at-home-or-in-the-studio-i-have-a-1963-martin-it-s-a-d-28/) [Charlie Worsham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlie-worsham/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1ba/charlie-worsham-20633_amp_when-i-m-at-home-or-in-the-studio-i-have_179141.jpg) > [I play a little guitar, write a few tunes, make a few movies, but none of that's really me. The real me…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-harrison/i-play-a-little-guitar-write-a-few-tunes-make-a-few-movies-but-none/) [George Harrison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-harrison/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d3d/george-harrison-654_guitar_i-play-a-little-guitar-write-a-few-tunes_1617110.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/guitar-write/#itemlist", "name": "Guitar Write Quotes", "numberOfItems": 21, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I just play the guitar and write songs.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "John Denver" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-denver/i-just-play-the-guitar-and-write-songs/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/333/john-denver-8019_guitar_i-just-play-the-guitar-and-write-songs-1_1328896.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/333/john-denver-8019_guitar_i-just-play-the-guitar-and-write-songs-1_1328896.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/333/john-denver-8019_guitar_i-just-play-the-guitar-and-write-songs-1_1328896.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I just play the guitar and write songs.” — John Denver", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I'll sit around and play my guitar; that's how I write tunes.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Otis Rush" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/otis-rush/i-ll-sit-around-and-play-my-guitar-that-s-how-i-write-tunes/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/747/otis-rush-41471_guitar_i-ll-sit-around-and-play-my-guitar-that_869722.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/747/otis-rush-41471_guitar_i-ll-sit-around-and-play-my-guitar-that_869722.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/747/otis-rush-41471_guitar_i-ll-sit-around-and-play-my-guitar-that_869722.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I'll sit around and play my guitar; that's how I write tunes.” — Otis Rush", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "By the time I was 12 or 13, I felt that I was special, because I could play the guitar and write songs.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Paul Simon" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-simon/by-the-time-i-was-12-or-13-i-felt-that-i-was-special-because-i-could/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eb4/paul-simon-1703_felt_by-the-time-i-was-12-or-13-i-felt-that-i_1922278.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eb4/paul-simon-1703_felt_by-the-time-i-was-12-or-13-i-felt-that-i_1922278.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eb4/paul-simon-1703_felt_by-the-time-i-was-12-or-13-i-felt-that-i_1922278.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“By the time I was 12 or 13, I felt that I was special, because I could play the guitar and write songs.” — Paul Simon", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I have to practice to be good at guitar. 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It isn't the same.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Julian Bream" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julian-bream/some-composers-end-up-writing-for-the-guitar-as-they-would-write/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/318/julian-bream-9656_end_some-composers-end-up-writing-for-the-gu_1710915.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/318/julian-bream-9656_end_some-composers-end-up-writing-for-the-gu_1710915.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/318/julian-bream-9656_end_some-composers-end-up-writing-for-the-gu_1710915.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Some composers end up writing for the guitar as they would write piano music or, more often, harp music. 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I just play the guitar and write songs.” — John Denver", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 10, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I think of myself as a tomgirl. A boy who's girly in every presentational aspect. And I play guitar and write good songs.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Ezra Furman" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ezra-furman/i-think-of-myself-as-a-tomgirl-a-boy-who-s-girly-in-every/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c01/ezra-furman-4439_good_i-think-of-myself-as-a-tomgirl-a-boy-who_1951296.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c01/ezra-furman-4439_good_i-think-of-myself-as-a-tomgirl-a-boy-who_1951296.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c01/ezra-furman-4439_good_i-think-of-myself-as-a-tomgirl-a-boy-who_1951296.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I think of myself as a tomgirl. A boy who's girly in every presentational aspect. 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