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title: "4 Picks Guitar Quotes by 4 authors"
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> [We used to play music for fun. Much more than now. Now nobody picks up a guitar unless they're paid for it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leonard-cohen/we-used-to-play-music-for-fun-much-more-than-now-now-nobody-picks-up/)

[Leonard Cohen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leonard-cohen/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/98b/leonard-cohen-448_fun_we-used-to-play-music-for-fun-much-more_334657.jpg)

> [When Tom Morello picks up the guitar, I'm sure what he sees is totally different from what I do, but I love…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-perry/when-tom-morello-picks-up-the-guitar-i-m-sure-what-he-sees-is-totally/)

[Joe Perry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-perry/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c79/joe-perry-7847_different_when-tom-morello-picks-up-the-guitar-i-m_1256458.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…](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)

> [When I was 14 or 15, I was dead-set on becoming a rock star - the same as anybody who picks up…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-parker/when-i-was-14-or-15-i-was-dead-set-on-becoming-a-rock-star-the-same/)

[Kevin Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-parker/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/932/kevin-parker-6038_age_when-i-was-14-or-15-i-was-dead-set-on-be_3124786.jpg)

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