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title: "7 Play Solos Quotes by 7 authors"
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> [It would be a dream come true if I could just go from studio to studio and play solos.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-schenker/it-would-be-a-dream-come-true-if-i-could-just-go-from-studio-to/)

[Michael Schenker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-schenker/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ded/michael-schenker-24056_dream_it-would-be-a-dream-come-true-if-i-could_392627.png)

> [If you're lucky enough to have a guitar player like Derek in your band, you have to give him time to shine,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/susan-tedeschi/if-you-re-lucky-enough-to-have-a-guitar-player-like-derek-in-your/)

[Susan Tedeschi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/susan-tedeschi/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/88e/susan-tedeschi-6059_guitar_if-you-re-lucky-enough-to-have-a-guitar_436665.jpg)

> [I was learning guitar as the band was beginning, at least in terms of being a lead guitar player. I could write…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/taylor-goldsmith/i-was-learning-guitar-as-the-band-was-beginning-at-least-in-terms-of/)

[Taylor Goldsmith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/taylor-goldsmith/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e0f/taylor-goldsmith-9795_band_i-was-learning-guitar-as-the-band-was-be_600438.jpg)

> [Not that I play guitar anywhere near as well as she sings, but I think I have always had a tendency to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-zapruder/not-that-i-play-guitar-anywhere-near-as-well-as-she-sings-but-i-think/)

[Matthew Zapruder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-zapruder/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6b0/matthew-zapruder-12762_emotion_not-that-i-play-guitar-anywhere-near-as_1131263.jpg)

> [When I was 13, I got my first guitar, and I could sort of play Ted Nugent songs, but I couldn't play…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-vedder/when-i-was-13-i-got-my-first-guitar-and-i-could-sort-of-play-ted/)

[Eddie Vedder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eddie-vedder/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/48d/eddie-vedder-2057_firsts_when-i-was-13-i-got-my-first-guitar-and_1245795.jpg)

> [World Play is very '70s arena rock, very raw and in your face, and that's what we wanted. We recorded it in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/world-play-is-very-70s-arena-rock-very-raw-and-in-your-face-and-that/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6f7/anonymous-1_arena_world-play-is-very-70s-arena-rock-very-r_1501349.jpg)

> [You can go crazy and play solos in the right place, and that's great because it can intensify and bring an emotional…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benmont-tench/you-can-go-crazy-and-play-solos-in-the-right-place-and-that-s-great/)

[Benmont Tench](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benmont-tench/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/90d/benmont-tench-18025_crazy_you-can-go-crazy-and-play-solos-in-the-r_2962148.jpg)

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