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> [All the different styles I've played have really helped me as a guitarist and helped me develop my own way of playing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tommy-bolin/all-the-different-styles-i-ve-played-have-really-helped-me-as-a/)

[Tommy Bolin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tommy-bolin/)

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## More by Tommy Bolin

> [I can't do anything but play guitar.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tommy-bolin/i-can-t-do-anything-but-play-guitar/)

[Tommy Bolin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tommy-bolin/)

> [I started on drums when I was 13 and played them for two years. Then I went to guitar for a year, played keyboards…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tommy-bolin/i-started-on-drums-when-i-was-13-and-played-them-for-two-years-then-i/)

[Tommy Bolin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tommy-bolin/)

> [Right now I feel so inspired, it's hard to believe. I've written about 20 songs in the last two days. I'd gone about four…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tommy-bolin/right-now-i-feel-so-inspired-it-s-hard-to-believe-i-ve-written-about/)

[Tommy Bolin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tommy-bolin/)

> [I can't see. I used to wear glasses off stage. Now I'm thinking of getting a pair of contract lenses.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tommy-bolin/i-can-t-see-i-used-to-wear-glasses-off-stage-now-i-m-thinking-of/)

[Tommy Bolin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tommy-bolin/)

> [A lot of things just got distorted, like stories about each other. After the tour we never talked. I believe a band should be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tommy-bolin/a-lot-of-things-just-got-distorted-like-stories-about-each-other/)

[Tommy Bolin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tommy-bolin/)

> [For me, practice isn't doing scales but doing things like writing, jamming with other people, or playing gigs.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tommy-bolin/for-me-practice-isn-t-doing-scales-but-doing-things-like-writing/)

[Tommy Bolin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tommy-bolin/)

> [I learned a lot about lead; you don't have to blow your cookies in the first bar. It is much harder to be simple…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tommy-bolin/i-learned-a-lot-about-lead-you-don-t-have-to-blow-your-cookies-in-the/)

[Tommy Bolin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tommy-bolin/)

> [I just started off on my own by learning the regular chords then the barre chords. Then I'd lean the notes that would go…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tommy-bolin/i-just-started-off-on-my-own-by-learning-the-regular-chords-then-the/)

[Tommy Bolin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tommy-bolin/)

> [I'd rather work than not.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tommy-bolin/i-d-rather-work-than-not/)

[Tommy Bolin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tommy-bolin/)

> [Blues teaches you to develop coherent solos, because the form you're playing over is so basic. You have to develop leads that go someplace.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tommy-bolin/blues-teaches-you-to-develop-coherent-solos-because-the-form-you-re/)

[Tommy Bolin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tommy-bolin/)

> [If you're not having fun it's not worth doing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tommy-bolin/if-you-re-not-having-fun-it-s-not-worth-doing/)

[Tommy Bolin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tommy-bolin/)

> [Once I was playing and moving around and I fell right on my back. Just straight on my back. It was the most embarrassing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tommy-bolin/once-i-was-playing-and-moving-around-and-i-fell-right-on-my-back-just/)

[Tommy Bolin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tommy-bolin/)

> [Lots of times it really doesn't matter what notes you play, but what notes come before and after a run.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tommy-bolin/lots-of-times-it-really-doesn-t-matter-what-notes-you-play-but-what/)

[Tommy Bolin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tommy-bolin/)

> [I have my own style, but it's different for each kind of music. There are certain little characteristic things every player has.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tommy-bolin/i-have-my-own-style-but-it-s-different-for-each-kind-of-music-there/)

[Tommy Bolin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tommy-bolin/)

> [I used to listen a lot to Rolling Stones records and play along with them when I was first starting. It's a good way…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tommy-bolin/i-used-to-listen-a-lot-to-rolling-stones-records-and-play-along-with/)

[Tommy Bolin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tommy-bolin/)

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