--- title: "1 Picks Guitar Quotes By Gene Simmons" description: "1 Picks Guitar quotes by Gene Simmons. Plus more from Gene Simmons and more Picks Guitar sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0d1/gene-simmons-2164_being-honest_anybody-who-picks-up-a-guitar-and-tells_1761255.png" --- > [Anybody who picks up a guitar and tells you that there's some inner message that they're trying to convey... it's nonsense. They're not being honest. The reason they're doing this is they wanna get lots of chicks and they don't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-simmons/anybody-who-picks-up-a-guitar-and-tells-you-that-there-s-some-inner/) [Gene Simmons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-simmons/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0d1/gene-simmons-2164_being-honest_anybody-who-picks-up-a-guitar-and-tells_1761255.png) ## More by Gene Simmons > [I've never been high or drunk in my life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-simmons/i-ve-never-been-high-or-drunk-in-my-life/) [Gene Simmons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-simmons/) > [I know that you like to see a man in the kitchen, but I'm skeptical of men who cook. A man should be focusing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-simmons/i-know-that-you-like-to-see-a-man-in-the-kitchen-but-i-m-skeptical-of/) [Gene Simmons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-simmons/) > [I don't wanna go on vacation. There's nothing about it that appeals to me. People look forward to doing that; I look forward to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-simmons/i-don-t-wanna-go-on-vacation-there-s-nothing-about-it-that-appeals-to/) [Gene Simmons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-simmons/) > [Everybody hates critics.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-simmons/everybody-hates-critics/) [Gene Simmons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-simmons/) > [I think that Shakespeare is a s\*\*\*. Absolute s\*\*\*! He may have been a genius for his time, but I just can't relate to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-simmons/i-think-that-shakespeare-is-a-s-absolute-s-he-may-have-been-a-genius/) [Gene Simmons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-simmons/) > [Live well - respire frequently.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-simmons/live-well-respire-frequently/) [Gene Simmons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-simmons/) > [The makeup is simply an extension of the personality and colors, clothing, makeup all express something.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-simmons/the-makeup-is-simply-an-extension-of-the-personality-and-colors/) [Gene Simmons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-simmons/) > [Television and comic books are, and continue to be, probably the biggest influence in my life. It's the biggest influence on everybody's life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-simmons/television-and-comic-books-are-and-continue-to-be-probably-the/) [Gene Simmons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-simmons/) > [Being a Jew, you realize your strongest weapon is your mind.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-simmons/being-a-jew-you-realize-your-strongest-weapon-is-your-mind/) [Gene Simmons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-simmons/) > [After 9/11, people all of a sudden became patriotic and showed the colors. Why did it take something bad to happen? It means something.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-simmons/after-9-11-people-all-of-a-sudden-became-patriotic-and-showed-the/) [Gene Simmons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-simmons/) > [You don't need jails, you get put a thousand miles into the middle of Australia, you can go wherever you want, go ahead, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-simmons/you-don-t-need-jails-you-get-put-a-thousand-miles-into-the-middle-of/) [Gene Simmons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-simmons/) > [If you're building a house, or doing anything, time is what you've got. Well, there's effort, but you need time. The more time you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-simmons/if-you-re-building-a-house-or-doing-anything-time-is-what-you-ve-got/) [Gene Simmons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-simmons/) > [Rock bands are a lot like football teams: If a guy is on drugs and messes up, get someone else who's proud to wear…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-simmons/rock-bands-are-a-lot-like-football-teams-if-a-guy-is-on-drugs-and/) [Gene Simmons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-simmons/) > [Better to discuss everything out in the open while you're in love, then if or when the relationship sadly ends. It's called Full Disclosure…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-simmons/better-to-discuss-everything-out-in-the-open-while-you-re-in-love/) [Gene Simmons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-simmons/) > [The death of rock was not a natural death. Rock did not die of old age. It was murdered,](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-simmons/the-death-of-rock-was-not-a-natural-death-rock-did-not-die-of-old-age/) [Gene Simmons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-simmons/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/picks-guitar/gene-simmons/#itemlist", "name": "1 Picks Guitar Quotes By Gene Simmons", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Anybody who picks up a guitar and tells you that there's some inner message that they're trying to convey... it's nonsense. They're not being honest. 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