Guitarist Quotes

The greatest teacher is just going out and playing.

— George Benson

There is no finer guitarist than Kenny Burrell

— George Benson

Tony McManus is the best Celtic guitarist in the world.

— John Renbourn

I trained as a classical guitarist but that was it.

— Colin Greenwood

Frederico Pena is an amazing talented guitarist and producer.

— Raheem DeVaughn

“Someday you are the guitarist; someday you are the guitar.”

— Vikrmn: CA Vikram Verma

I'm a self-taught guitarist, but I have a classical music background.

— Adam Jones

If you're into what you're playing, that's the most important thing.

— James Hetfield

I play weird. I'm always just behind. We [drummers] only have so much room. We're not guitarists.

— Ringo Starr

Over the years I hope I've become more of a musican and less of a guitarist.

— Larry Coryell

I think Ace is a great guitarist, and with the four original members of KISS, there's a magic and chemistry that you…

— Vinnie Vincent

I wouldn't mind being the lead guitarist in an incredibly successful rock band. However, I don't play the guitar.

— Ian Mcewan

I decided I would rather have a day job and love music than to play music that made me hate it.

— David Torn

Even Angus says that Malcolm is a better guitarist than he is. He makes the drummer's job so easy, he's a metronome.

— Chris Slade

All the great guitarists have a spirit-a way they play and don't play.

— Eddie Martinez

I love the sound of Elmore James, the sound early guitarists like him got just by using minimal means.

— M. Ward

...Everyone has their own sound, and if you're heard enough, folks will come to recognize it. Style however, is a different thing.…

— Chet Atkins

Life is so mundane, isn't it? It's great to hear a guitarist getting into it and the rhythmic section blasting, even if…

— Paul Rodgers

When I was a kid I really liked the guitarist of The Doors [Robby Krieger]. He plays blues, but he plays a…

— Stephen Malkmus

I've always been a fan of Buddy Guy as a guitarist, as well as Stevie Ray Vaughan and those blues guys. I'd…

— Chris Carmack

I started learning to sing what I liked, to experience it in a visceral way. Then it's inside. Get rid of the…

— Joe Satriani

Reading a book about management isnt going to make you a good manager any more than a book about guitar will make…

— Drew Houston

The E Street band casts a pretty wide net. Our influences go all the way back to the early primitive garage music,…

— Bruce Springsteen

I'm not a great guitarist, but I do bits and bobs. I'm mainly a songwriter and a composer. I've done a lot…

— Matthew James Thomas

Growing up, when I was at live shows, I was always hoping someone would come out on stage and say, 'The guitarist…

— James Bay

The musical flags of the world should fly at half mast because truly one of the greatest guitarists in the world and…

— Stevie Wonder

Strangely enough, I wasn't into fast guitarists. I preferred Peter Green's subtle touch. I saw him with John Mayall's Bluesbreakers at the…

— Alvin Lee

I really try to keep it hip-hop oriented. For me, that's high energy - people being able to dance, being able to…

— Alexander Spit

One of the main things I look for in a guitarist is in the sound itself. I go for a certain sound,…

— John Petrucci

For an electric guitarist to solo effectively on an acoustic guitar you need to develop tricks to avoid the expectation of sustain…

— Pete Townshend

Many people think of me as just a riff guitarist, but I think of myself in broader terms. As a musician I…

— Jimmy Page

I've had the chance to watch Metallica's James Hetfield from the side of the stage night after night, listening to his monitors,…

— Zacky Vengeance

“Fame is not so impossible for people with charisma, passion and talent. Being famous just means you have fans, and even one…

— Ashly Lorenzana

Exciting underground stuff is easier to find with YouTube than it used to be. You don't have to go to the dive…

— KT Tunstall

When I listen to Airplanes record, it takes me back. I remember a lot of my thought processes when I was 20…

— Ben Gibbard

Usually, no one quite knew where Django Reinhardt was going to be, but I met his brother and about an hour later…

— Charlie Byrd

Aping what you've already done is just so dangerous and unrewarding.

— Andy Summers

Fast is only cool if it's melodic and has substance.

— Yngwie Malmsteen

Giuseppe Continenza is a monster guitarist

— Gene Bertoncini

If I could sing, I wouldn't be a guitarist.

— Robin Trower