I remember going foraging for breakfast in St. Louis once. I saw this one girl sitting in front of the venue, and… — Guy Garvey Copy Share Image
I got a lot from my uncle who is a really good ska guitarist. Very ragged makeshift rhythms and intricate lines. — King Krule Copy Share Image
Pete Townshend is one of my greatest influences. More than any other guitarist, he taught me how to play rhythm guitar and… — Alex Lifeson Copy Share Image
One day, I remember it was in television. I was a fan of the Rolling Stones. One of the members, the guitarist,… — Sacinandana Swami Copy Share Image
Every improv must be song specific. It has to grow organically out of the particular elements involved or it's just glib self-expression.… — David First Copy Share Image
I think Wes Montgomery is the greatest jazz guitarist that ever lived. — Kevin Eubanks Copy Share Image
A lean, loose-jointed Negro had commenced plunking a guitar beside me while I slept. His clothes were rags; his feet peeped out… — William Christopher Handy Copy Share Image
Learn from the masters, learn from your contemporaries. Always try to update yourself. — James Stewart Copy Share Image
I never felt I had enough personal style to pursue being just a guitarist. — Bruce Springsteen Copy Share Image
I'm definitely not a super great guitarist. Ultimately, I just write a lot of love songs. — Vance Joy Copy Share Image
When you're first starting out, there's always the temptation to hide behind distortion because it lets you get away with murder. But,… — Kirk Hammett Copy Share Image
I wanted to be the greatest woman guitarist alive. I had fantasies about being a female Jimi Hendrix. — Phoebe Snow Copy Share Image
I was starting to play the ukulele at the same time I was having all these conversations with [the late Ramones guitarist]… — Eddie Vedder Copy Share Image
I wouldn't say that I'm the greatest guitarist ever. I'd say probably that I'm the greatest guitarist sitting in this chair. — Jimi Hendrix Copy Share Image
Of any guitarist, Jimmy Page was my biggest influence. I wanted to look, think and play like him. Zeppelin had a heavy… — Alex Lifeson Copy Share Image
Going onstage without my primary instrument is like being a guitarist and going up onstage with no guitar waiting for you. What… — Son Lux Copy Share Image
When I came to the States, I still wanted to be an electric guitar player. But moved to Santa Fe in '86.… — Ottmar Liebert Copy Share Image
A guitarist or a drummer can get a cold and still play; I get a cold and sound like a wet mitten… — Tori Amos Copy Share Image
When we started I wasn't the singer. I was the drunk rhythm guitarist who wrote all these weird songs. — Robert Smith Copy Share Image
I find it quite easy to play chords, and, you know, that was all I ever did. I never wanted to be… — Lemmy Copy Share Image
It's part of our nature. As much as I love (brother and guitarist Eddie), if you put us in a room with… — Alex Van Halen Copy Share Image
I wanted to be a writer when I was a little kid. Then I wanted to be Pete Townshend - the songwriting… — Travis Morrison Copy Share Image
Every guitarist has a special quality of sound. The best ones will use a good ear, much sensitivity and a thorough knowledge… — Andres Segovia Copy Share Image
I set myself up to be a bass guitarist and bass players get a lot more work than people like me. — John Entwistle Copy Share Image
