Guitarist Quotes · Page 3

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

— M. Ward

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

— David Torn

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

— Eddie Martinez

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

— Yngwie Malmsteen

It's crazy how every guitarist is their own worst critic in many ways.

— James Young

“These babies ain’t just guitars; these babies are living, breathing instruments.”

— Brenda Sutton Rose

Tony McManus is the best Celtic guitarist in the world.

— John Renbourn

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

— Larry Coryell

As long as you're excited about what you're playing, and as long as it comes from your heart, it's going to be…

— John Frusciante

“The guitar breathed. It inhaled and exhaled, and music filled the shop as the instrument picked the heartbreak of generations.”

— Brenda Sutton Rose

My dad is actually an amazing guitarist, and he always had an incredible record collection, which is how I discovered things like…

— Orianthi

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

I collect many ethnic instruments, and as a guitarist, I'm usually able to play any sort of instrument - as long as…

— Ramin Djawadi

I had the Slash 'How to Play Guitar' DVD. I just wanted to be the best guitarist, like, ever. My brother played…

— Luke Hemmings

I was really good friends with Matthew Ashman, the guitarist in Bow Wow Wow. He died, unfortunately. He was one of my…

— Boy George

When you strip it all away, Jerry Garcia (former Grateful Dead guitarist) destroyed his life on drugs. And yet hes being honored,…

— Rush Limbaugh

My band's motto is 'Yngwie or the highway.' Do you think Leonardo Da Vinci allowed someone who came later to add to…

— Yngwie Malmsteen

The reality is each new day and each project is another opportunity to learn, experiment and try something I haven't done before.…

— Jason Graves

In jazz, you listen to what the bass player is doing and what the drummer is doing, what the pianist and the…

— David Amram

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

I decided to build a studio in my house. We built it in my basement kitchen. I had the drummer up by…

— Eddi Reader

My ability maps my own writing. I haven't spent a whole lot of time biting licks from the really quick masters. That's…

— Tobias Forge

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

— John Petrucci

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

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

— Ringo Starr

If I had known I would influence so many guitarists, I would have practiced more.

— Ace Frehley

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

— Adam Jones

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

Being a musician is a given for me-I didn't have much choice in the matter.

— Tom Morello

I really consider myself more of a rhythm guitarist than a soloist.

— Alex Lifeson

I started playing bass for the same reason everyone else does – I’m a lousy guitarist.

— Mike Dirnt

Rush and guitarist Alex Lifeson are among my biggest influences.

— John Petrucci

I'm a real sucker for guitars. I've had a crush on many, many a guitarist.

— J. K. Rowling

I've always wanted to be the best guitarist in the world, ever since I was eight years old.

— Peter Frampton

Freddie Bryant is a brilliant young guitarist and composer.

— Kenny Burrell

Who I am as a guitarist is defined by my failure to become Jimi Hendrix.

— John Mayer

I set myself up to be a bass guitarist and bass players get a lot more work than people like me.

— John Entwistle

Certainly, as a guitarist, I was aware of descending chromatic lines and arpeggios long before 1968.

— Jimmy Page

There's only one Sabbath guitarist and he is the architect for everything, Tony Iommi.

— Zakk Wylde