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> [I learned guitar solely for the purpose of meeting women. I'd heard it's a great lady-catcher.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-revolori/i-learned-guitar-solely-for-the-purpose-of-meeting-women-i-d-heard-it/)

[Tony Revolori](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-revolori/)

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> [I actually learned the guitar with the help of a Pete Seeger instructional record when I was 13 or 14.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-gilmour/i-actually-learned-the-guitar-with-the-help-of-a-pete-seeger/)

[David Gilmour](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-gilmour/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/301/david-gilmour-3970_actually_i-actually-learned-the-guitar-with-the-h_445017.jpg)

> [As a roadie for the Jimi Hendrix Experience, I learned that I should give up being a guitar player.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lemmy/as-a-roadie-for-the-jimi-hendrix-experience-i-learned-that-i-should/)

[Lemmy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lemmy/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f0b/lemmy-6565_being_as-a-roadie-for-the-jimi-hendrix-experie_1402643.jpg)

> [If you are having trouble making a chord, get a book, that is how I learned. There are guitar tuning apps so…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-jett/if-you-are-having-trouble-making-a-chord-get-a-book-that-is-how-i/)

[Joan Jett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joan-jett/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/998/joan-jett-2373_able_if-you-are-having-trouble-making-a-chord_2569831.jpg)

> [The first song I learned on the guitar was a Kenny Chesney song called 'What I Need to Do'; it was just…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-hunt/the-first-song-i-learned-on-the-guitar-was-a-kenny-chesney-song/)

[Sam Hunt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-hunt/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/697/sam-hunt-3215_come_the-first-song-i-learned-on-the-guitar-w_210293.jpg)

> [Basically, everything I've learned on guitar, I've learned from listening to my favorite albums. I never had any formal training. My teachers…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zacky-vengeance/basically-everything-i-ve-learned-on-guitar-i-ve-learned-from/)

[Zacky Vengeance](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zacky-vengeance/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9ae/zacky-vengeance-6967_everything_basically-everything-i-ve-learned-on-gui_3131826.png)

> [When I first learned guitar - when I was 14 or 15 - I had an older cousin who showed me some…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lee-ranaldo/when-i-first-learned-guitar-when-i-was-14-or-15-i-had-an-older-cousin/)

[Lee Ranaldo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lee-ranaldo/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cd7/lee-ranaldo-4745_guitar_when-i-first-learned-guitar-when-i-was-1_2908640.jpg)

> [I've always written songs. I learned guitar when I was 9 or 10 years old and it sort of developed from there.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/declan-mckenna/i-ve-always-written-songs-i-learned-guitar-when-i-was-9-or-10-years/)

[Declan McKenna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/declan-mckenna/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ec9/declan-mckenna-5579_guitar_i-ve-always-written-songs-i-learned-guit_2845934.jpg)

> [I destroyed a lot of guitars trying to get them to do what I wanted, but I learned something from every guitar…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-van-halen/i-destroyed-a-lot-of-guitars-trying-to-get-them-to-do-what-i-wanted/)

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

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/824/eddie-van-halen-6965_bridge_i-destroyed-a-lot-of-guitars-trying-to-g_1761772.jpg)

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