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title: "22 Lead Guitar Quotes by 20 authors"
description: "Browse 22 Lead Guitar quotes by 20 authors. Discover the best Lead Guitar sayings and thoughts."
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> [My dad is a huge rock n' roll lead guitar fan.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/slash/my-dad-is-a-huge-rock-n-roll-lead-guitar-fan/)

[Slash](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/slash/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f11/slash-4766_dad_my-dad-is-a-huge-rock-n-roll-lead-guitar_2048145.png)

> [I don't labour over my lead guitar solos; they're better just caught in the moment.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bryce-dessner/i-don-t-labour-over-my-lead-guitar-solos-they-re-better-just-caught/)

[Bryce Dessner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bryce-dessner/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/649/bryce-dessner-9086_better_i-don-t-labour-over-my-lead-guitar-solos_1783970.png)

> [I've never been a great lead guitar player.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlotte-caffey/i-ve-never-been-a-great-lead-guitar-player/)

[Charlotte Caffey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlotte-caffey/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/377/charlotte-caffey-5530_great_i-ve-never-been-a-great-lead-guitar-play_130203.jpg)

> [I'm not going to play lead guitar in a concert hall full of people, because I'm going to mess up a lot.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/norah-jones/i-m-not-going-to-play-lead-guitar-in-a-concert-hall-full-of-people/)

[Norah Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/norah-jones/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c1c/norah-jones-2918_concert-hall_i-m-not-going-to-play-lead-guitar-in-a-c_1391316.png)

> [I was learning guitar as the band was beginning, at least in terms of being a lead guitar player. I could write…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/taylor-goldsmith/i-was-learning-guitar-as-the-band-was-beginning-at-least-in-terms-of/)

[Taylor Goldsmith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/taylor-goldsmith/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e0f/taylor-goldsmith-9795_band_i-was-learning-guitar-as-the-band-was-be_600438.jpg)

> [John Mayer is the epitome of the lead guitar player so I sent him an email with a bunch of my music…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cody-simpson/john-mayer-is-the-epitome-of-the-lead-guitar-player-so-i-sent-him-an/)

[Cody Simpson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cody-simpson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/afc/cody-simpson-2969_advice_john-mayer-is-the-epitome-of-the-lead-gu_1501058.png)

> [I get to play a scorching lead guitar, and there's not much that's more fun than that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-tork/i-get-to-play-a-scorching-lead-guitar-and-there-s-not-much-that-s/)

[Peter Tork](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-tork/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d39/peter-tork-16370_fun_i-get-to-play-a-scorching-lead-guitar-an_980644.png)

> [I've always known from the time I was eight years old what I wanted to do. I would have been fairly content…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brad-paisley/i-ve-always-known-from-the-time-i-was-eight-years-old-what-i-wanted/)

[Brad Paisley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brad-paisley/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eb6/brad-paisley-1920_always_i-ve-always-known-from-the-time-i-was-ei_2404048.jpg)

> [My dad is a huge rock and roll lead guitar fan. I didn't even really know that until recently. Everything has to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/slash/my-dad-is-a-huge-rock-and-roll-lead-guitar-fan-i-didn-t-even-really/)

[Slash](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/slash/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d85/slash-4766_dad_my-dad-is-a-huge-rock-and-roll-lead-guit_550602.png)

> [I didn't know how to play lead guitar. There was a freedom in not knowing how to do it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlotte-caffey/i-didn-t-know-how-to-play-lead-guitar-there-was-a-freedom-in-not/)

[Charlotte Caffey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlotte-caffey/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/517/charlotte-caffey-5530_freedom_i-didn-t-know-how-to-play-lead-guitar-th_2758459.jpg)

> [“Their lead guitar sounded like what would happen if someone wedged a traffic accident into a blender.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brenna-yovanoff/their-lead-guitar-sounded-like-what-would-happen-if-someone-wedged-a/)

[Brenna Yovanoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brenna-yovanoff/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/219/brenna-yovanoff-3157_accident_their-lead-guitar-sounded-like-what-woul_3114262.png)

> [The lead guitar work is a bit repetitious, but when a song is under two minutes long, I don't have much room…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/phil-anselmo/the-lead-guitar-work-is-a-bit-repetitious-but-when-a-song-is-under/)

[Phil Anselmo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/phil-anselmo/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/916/phil-anselmo-11690_always_the-lead-guitar-work-is-a-bit-repetitiou_737999.jpg)

> [Growing up in Dallas, my first influences on the guitar were T-Bone Walker and Les Paul. T-Bone taught me how to play…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-miller/growing-up-in-dallas-my-first-influences-on-the-guitar-were-t-bone/)

[Steve Miller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-miller/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b9b/steve-miller-4008_growing-up_growing-up-in-dallas-my-first-influences_6672.png)

> [My foundation is acoustic guitar, and it is finger-picking and all of that and sort of an orchestral style of playing. Lead…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lindsey-buckingham/my-foundation-is-acoustic-guitar-and-it-is-finger-picking-and-all-of/)

[Lindsey Buckingham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lindsey-buckingham/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d8c/lindsey-buckingham-3479_acoustic-guitar_my-foundation-is-acoustic-guitar-and-it_1814262.jpg)

> [Every girl is a singer. I wanted to learn the solos and play lead guitar. I would meticulously teach myself solos so…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julien-baker/every-girl-is-a-singer-i-wanted-to-learn-the-solos-and-play-lead/)

[Julien Baker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julien-baker/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2b8/julien-baker-6187_blues_every-girl-is-a-singer-i-wanted-to-learn_1595077.jpg)

> [I remember a song I did called 'If the Good Die Young' - I wanted to have a lead guitar solo on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tracy-lawrence/i-remember-a-song-i-did-called-if-the-good-die-young-i-wanted-to-have/)

[Tracy Lawrence](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tracy-lawrence/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/58f/tracy-lawrence-21513_die-young_i-remember-a-song-i-did-called-if-the-go_874817.jpg)

> [If your going to learn to play lead guitar, get an electric guitar .. it doesn't have to be an expensive one…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-van-halen/if-your-going-to-learn-to-play-lead-guitar-get-an-electric-guitar-it/)

[Eddie Van Halen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eddie-van-halen/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/630/eddie-van-halen-6965_acoustic-guitar_if-your-going-to-learn-to-play-lead-guit_644373.jpg)

> [Everybody besides my piano player has been with me since the very first day. We were a four-piece band for a solid…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-rhett/everybody-besides-my-piano-player-has-been-with-me-since-the-very/)

[Thomas Rhett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-rhett/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/036/thomas-rhett-10881_band_everybody-besides-my-piano-player-has-be_594738.jpg)

> [I played lead guitar in a band called The Federal Duck, which is the kind of name that was popular in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-barry/i-played-lead-guitar-in-a-band-called-the-federal-duck-which-is-the/)

[Dave Barry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-barry/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/819/dave-barry-222_albums_i-played-lead-guitar-in-a-band-called-th_2806636.png)

> [What interested me about Chuck Berry was the way he could step out of the rhythm part with such ease, throwing in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/keith-richards/what-interested-me-about-chuck-berry-was-the-way-he-could-step-out-of/)

[Keith Richards](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/keith-richards/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/537/keith-richards-1996_asks_what-interested-me-about-chuck-berry-was_2704765.jpg)

> [“At the end of the European leg, our lead guitar player pulled a knife on our bus driver in England. I”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/duff-mckagan/at-the-end-of-the-european-leg-our-lead-guitar-player-pulled-a-knife/)

[Duff McKagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/duff-mckagan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/45e/duff-mckagan-2740_bus-driver_at-the-end-of-the-european-leg-our-lead_234374.jpg)

> [I used to listen to the Beatles and Stones, whereas Angus was more into the heavier stuff - Cream, Hendrix - with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/malcolm-young/i-used-to-listen-to-the-beatles-and-stones-whereas-angus-was-more/)

[Malcolm Young](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/malcolm-young/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/495/malcolm-young-24924_beatles_i-used-to-listen-to-the-beatles-and-ston_517790.jpg)

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