Guitar Quotes · Page 50

I was immediately taken with Geoff Muldaur's rich soulful voice, masterful phrasing and guitar playing when I first heard him.

— Lucinda Williams

What's the essence of the Go-Go's? Great melodies, guitar hooks, driving drums. All of that.

— Charlotte Caffey

The best thing is I can say 'I'm working' when I'm having a cup of tea and a cigarette and fiddling on…

— Ben Howard

I wanted to learn how to play guitar so I could smash it up and burn it. I was only a little…

— Yngwie Malmsteen

It turns out kids today still learn that four-chord progression when they're just picking up the guitar.

— John Scofield

I play the guitar and the piano and have a group of guys who I play with. They're uber talented.

— Ryan Eggold

The late-sixties Teles are the best value you can get for a vintage guitar.

— Brad Paisley

I was drawn to the guitar, and still am, because it struck me as the most soulful instrument.

— Jose Feliciano

You've got to do something to fill up your day. And I can only play so much guitar and watch so many…

— Stephen King

Not playing guitar on 'World On Fire' gave me additional time to fine-tune lyrics and melodies, which improved the songs in the…

— Myles Kennedy

My dad was listening to me noodle around on the guitar in the house and sing, and he was like, 'Man, you're…

— Walker Hayes

I'm just as comfortable performing solo with just my acoustic guitar and vocal as I am with a band. The main thing…

— Michael Gira

Anyone who writes knows that ultimately the majority of your time is spent alone in a room with a piano or a…

— Trey Anastasio

My dad brings a deep-seated knowledge of the British folk genre, and a lot of my love for guitar playing comes from…

— Joel Plaskett

My real interest in music was the old 78 records and the sound of the music. I loved it and began to…

— Doc Watson

Blues music is becoming more and more popular than it ever was. I'm always meeting people on the road that are really…

— Mick Taylor

My biggest influence was actually my mother's left hand. Because, before I went to bass, I was playing guitar. And when she…

— Larry Graham

It's always funny to me when people use the phrase 'Best guitar player in the world'. There are too many variables such…

— Steve Vai

So I go to the studio, and just say, 'Hi Paul, it's me, Rusty.' I think I kept it together pretty well,…

— Rusty Anderson

The best way to do that is to pick up a new instrument or an instrument that you don't typically write on…

— Serj Tankian

I have no fear of death, so I don't think about it. I love the adrenalin kick that danger brings. Others get…

— Lewis Hamilton

What interested me about Chuck Berry was the way he could step out of the rhythm part with such ease, throwing in…

— Keith Richards

Just based on the primary adage of the necessity breeding innovation, it was just like 'Well, what makes me the guitar player…

— Synyster Gates

I was playing heavy metal when I was 18. I had to evolve out of that into an alternative consciousness about what…

— Billy Corgan

I tried to play 'Barracuda' on 'Guitar Hero,' and because you have to anticipate and push buttons, it's really counterintuitive.

— Nancy Wilson

And then I got into sports and gave my guitar to my brother Jeff who was just a little kid at that…

— Beau Bridges

Oh, a man with a guitar is nothing compared to a man with a cello! Girls really like the way that we…

— Eicca Toppinen

On any given day, if I play the guitar, I can put myself somewhere. I always thought, 'This is the way you…

— Ry Cooder

I've always lived in that guitar world. I have noticed kids being more into the real essence of guitar music now.

— Brian May

I learnt violin at school and hated it. I wish I'd learnt guitar or piano.

— Declan Donnelly

We've given up the idea that a guitar must always and everywhere be readily available just because we're a band.

— Bill Kaulitz

I've written a soulful record but it's informed by my sort of indie guitar past.

— Corinne Bailey Rae

I think music comes out of silence... and I have a lot of silent time, without a pesky guitar interrupting my thoughts.

— Jason Becker

“I want to hold my grandpa in my arms and pet him while I fall asleep. That’s why I’m learning to play…

— Jarod Kintz

Without missing a beat Roger says, All the moneys right down here and points to the 1st three frets.

— Roger Miller

One of my favorite things to do is play guitar with my dad, who taught me.

— Drew Scott

You can tune your guitar funky, and something's gonna come out. There's no secret to it - either you got it, or…

— Dimebag Darrell

Someone told me the smile on my face gets bigger when I play the guitar.

— Niall Horan

I'm working on guitars for free, because I love working on guitars anyway.

— Yngwie Malmsteen

I started out with acoustic guitar and loop pedal because I thought I wanted to be Ed Sheeran.

— Tom Walker