I took one guitar lesson, and they wanted me to play 'Mary Had a Little Lamb' or 'Michael Row the Boat Ashore,'… — Rick Nielsen Copy Share Image
The way I look at it, I'm a songwriter that just happens to play guitar. — Rick Nielsen Copy Share Image
No one knows this, but when I would play the clubs back in '65, '66, they used to call me 'Screaming Chicken,'… — Rick Nielsen Copy Share Image
Duane Eddy is somebody I wanted to play like. I discovered him before The Beatles, and he totally got to me. He… — Rick Nielsen Copy Share Image
One reason I rarely listen to radio is they don't play our music much. — Rick Nielsen Copy Share Image
People are like, 'Why are you playing that five-neck guitar?' I want to hurt. I want to play. — Rick Nielsen Copy Share Image
Soundgarden and Metallica, The Ramones, Everclear... I think they all wanted to see if we still knew how to play. — Rick Nielsen Copy Share Image
The Sex Pistols had it all - they had the snarl, they had the I-don't-give-a-crap attitude - plus, they could play. — Rick Nielsen Copy Share Image
I'm in a band. I have the basic idea, but when you surround yourself with really good players, why would I tell… — Rick Nielsen Copy Share Image
The only time I have a problem is when I have to get in a vehicle after we play and sit there… — Rick Nielsen Copy Share Image
I can't stand it when groups come back for an encore, and they play some slow thing. Oh, brother! It's like, 'Had… — Rick Nielsen Copy Share Image
I'd rather be known as a songwriter than a guitarist, although I love to play the guitar. — 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
