Guitarist Quotes · Page 6

During our first meeting, Tony Iommi was a great jazz guitarist, his capabilities cover all styles - Black Sabbath has even narrowed…

— Geezer Butler

I'm a guitarist by background. That's what I used to do for sessions when I was younger and that sort of thing.…

— Steven Price

Of all the things that can frustrate a guitarist the most, it's the nagging feeling that he's not reaching a certain level…

— John Petrucci

If I could ask for any life, I'd like to be the lead singer and guitarist for Willie Nelson & Family. That…

— Todd Lowe

...the blues appealed to me, but so did rock. The early rockabilly guitarists like Cliff Gallup and Scotty Moore were just as…

— Jimmy Page

I think people must wonder how a white girl like me became a blues guitarist. The truth is, I never intended to…

— Bonnie Raitt

It wasn't a class system where I was the better guy and he was the second-rate guy. That was his role and…

— Wayne Kramer

The harmonious efforts which our guitarists produce unconsciously represent one of the marvels of natural art.

— Manuel de Falla

The jazz guitarist Peter Sprague calls his home recording studio SpragueLand, but sometimes it seems that the moniker better captures the way…

— Andrew S. Gilbert

Drummers haven't managed to develop their individuality quite as well as guitarists have. We can be so focused on the nuts and…

— Bill Bruford

Listening to as many guitar solos as possible is the best method for someone in the early stages. But saxophone solos can…

— Ritchie Blackmore

I've spent a lot of time in tiny venues in the way that I got my record deal and got my name…

— Florence Welch

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

“Chris was in the rocker, fully clothed, and was strumming idly on Cory's guitar. "Dance, ballerina, dance," he softly chanted, and his…

— V.C. Andrews

I've also been writing with my guitarist, Ted Barnes, and he's amazing. Writing with him has taught me a lot about my…

— Beth Orton

Of all the early breakthrough rock and roll artists, none is more important to the development of the music than Chuck Berry.…

— Cub Koda

... don't be afraid to screw up !... one of the key issues to learning is making mistakes ... if you're not…

— Robben Ford

In my opinion I do not think I am a better guitarist than Ace, I honestly think we're both different, and we…

— Vinnie Vincent

My voice is my improvisational instrument, the melody instrument. The guitar is harmonic structure. I'm not a good enough guitarist to improvise…

— Paul Simon

Got two kids; one's a record producer who lives just up the road from me - great guitarist and piano player, too.

— Lemmy

My folks were country music performers. They made records and even did a few tours with the Grand Ole Opry. There always…

— Lenny Breau

I'm sure every pattern has been covered, but it's nice to think you might dwell on some that other people don't.

— Richard Thompson

I really wasn't needed... Just straightening up riffs, that's all. Just two guitarists doing it instead of one.

— Jimmy Page

I don't think about what other people expect or anything. I mean, I sit and worrying so much about what I'M thinking,…

— Allan Holdsworth

I like to piece together different guitarists, unlikely bedfellows. You have Jonny Greenwood playing next to Nile Rodgers on the same track,…

— Bryan Ferry

Being a guitarist was scary, honestly, as a girl in Nashville. It just felt like no one was gonna ask me to…

— Soccer Mommy

The pianist Cecil Taylor is extremely melodic; the guitarist Derek Bailey is extremely melodic, and Ornette Coleman.

— Pat Metheny

When I went over to the States to promote Outrider, everyone was telling me I was a blues guitarist. I'm not a…

— Jimmy Page

In the past, I tried to be more of a typical session guitarist. I wasn't so concerned with impressing anybody.

— Brad Paisley

I'm not particularly good at anything. I'm not an incredible guitarist or piano player or songwriter. I think what I do is,…

— Benny Blanco

The use of rock, folk, or pop music serves a purpose. It gets people into the church. But an inexperienced guitar player…

— Dave Brubeck

I was training to be a lawyer... I was president of the law society at Glasgow University, and my bass guitarist was…

— Gerard Butler

I started out in a heavy metal band with a guy who could really play guitar, and I thought the only thing…

— Robert Pollard

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

I dont like to waste notes, not even one. I like to put the right note in the right place, and my…

— Johnny Marr

I played with a band, and the lead singer would always introduce me as 'the 13-year-old lead guitarist.' I didn't want to…

— Julien Baker

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

Corinne Bailey Rae I listen to a lot, and I'll hear Desert Island Discs and quickly write down the name of a…

— Lesley Manville

I'd like to have James Brown as my singer. I already have the best drummer, Tommy Clufetos. I've jammed a bunch with…

— Ted Nugent

I remember going foraging for breakfast in St. Louis once. I saw this one girl sitting in front of the venue, and…

— Guy Garvey