I love guitars, and guitars love me, but sometimes they need new homes where they can live to rock another day. — Rick Nielsen Copy Share Image
We played New Year's Eve in Los Angeles, maybe 1978, opening for Kansas or somebody. Driving to the hotel after the gig,… — Rick Nielsen Copy Share Image
People used to trade their guitars to get new ones; I never traded anything. — Rick Nielsen Copy Share Image
We tried to act trendy. We took one of our songs and tried to make a dance mix. They put it on… — Rick Nielsen Copy Share Image
There's no rush to ever put out a new Cheap Trick record. We put it out when we feel like it. — Rick Nielsen Copy Share Image
Hendrix was a different kind of guitar player. It was like, 'Holy cow, this guy can sing, he can play all this… — Rick Nielsen Copy Share Image
I took one guitar lesson, and they wanted me to play 'Mary Had a Little Lamb' or 'Michael Row the Boat Ashore,' and that… — Rick Nielsen Copy Share Image
I knew the guys in the Allman Brothers way back in the day, before they were famous. — Rick Nielsen Copy Share Image
Look at Bob Dylan: his voice is not a great sound, but it gets the idea across... and that is what's really important. — Rick Nielsen Copy Share Image
I always thought of myself as more of a rhythm player than a big soloist. — Rick Nielsen Copy Share Image
I started out as a drummer, and when I was 9, my drum teacher had an album out. He was the rudiment king! He… — Rick Nielsen Copy Share Image
I've seen bands come out and begin their concerts with these long, slow, boring songs. Are they kidding, or what? — Rick Nielsen Copy Share Image
