To be creative and spontaneous, you have to live with imperfection. — John Abercrombie Copy Share Image
All the great guitarists have a spirit-a way they play and don't play. — Eddie Martinez Copy Share Image
I love the sound of Elmore James, the sound early guitarists like him got just by using minimal means. — M. Ward Copy Share Image
“I always knew he was selfish and self-indulgent and kind of lazy; those are practically prerequisites for playing lead guitar.” — Rainbow Rowell Copy Share Image
There's no great guitarist that doesn't sit down and listen to Chet Atkins and Eddie Van Halen, and all these other great… — Lee Ann Womack Copy Share Image
It's crazy how every guitarist is their own worst critic in many ways. — James Young Copy Share Image
I started as a guitarist and couldn't find a decent singer, so I started providing my own vocals. — Billy Squier Copy Share Image
My mum didn't want me to really pursue music in the beginning, but I'm a classically trained guitarist because of her. — Jax Jones Copy Share Image
I thought Eric Clapton was good. He still is. Not only is he good - he's rock's #1 guitarist, and he plays… — B. B. King Copy Share Image
If you're stuck at piano and you're not a lead guitarist or a lead vocalist, you're kind of at a nine-foot plank… — Elton John Copy Share Image
Every guitarist I would cross paths with would tell me that I should have a flashy guitar, whatever the latest fashion model… — Angus Young Copy Share Image
People ask me to describe how I play, and the most obvious answer is that I'm a jazz influenced guitar player. But… — Larry Carlton Copy Share Image
Most of my favourite guitarists are self-taught, because in a way there's less of a reverence for the instrument itself, so you… — Bryce Dessner Copy Share Image
'Underrated.' That is the word that best describes Prince, the Guitarist. Why? Because his phenomenal guitar-playing was just one arrow in a… — Tom Morello Copy Share Image
You spend 20 years doing something and when you're not doing it, it's hard to figure out what it is you're made… — Jim Root Copy Share Image
John Leventhal is such a great guitarist and producer. He can't help but produce a song while he's writing it and he's… — Susan Tedeschi Copy Share Image
Richard Lloyd of Television is one of my favorite guitarists. His mentor was Jimi Hendrix when he was just 14. Jimi was… — Tina Weymouth Copy Share Image
For an electric guitarist to solo effectively on an acoustic guitar you need to develop tricks to avoid the expectation of sustain… — Pete Townshend Copy Share Image
Many people think of me as just a riff guitarist, but I think of myself in broader terms. As a musician I… — Jimmy Page Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
The use of rock, folk, or pop music serves a purpose. It gets people into the church. But an inexperienced guitar player… — Dave Brubeck Copy Share Image
I play bass. I play a bit of guitar. I've never been to a lesson, so my theory of music is non-existent… — Thomas Sangster Copy Share Image
I dont like to waste notes, not even one. I like to put the right note in the right place, and my… — Johnny Marr Copy Share Image
I was in bands as a singer-guitarist-songwriter until 1980-81. So, there's a bunch of stuff. A lot of the stuff is hard… — David Torn Copy Share Image
I don't like to waste notes, not even one. I like to put the right note in the right place, and my… — Johnny Marr Copy Share Image
“The guitar breathed. It inhaled and exhaled, and music filled the shop as the instrument picked the heartbreak of generations.” — Brenda Sutton Rose Copy Share Image
