--- title: "1 Say Play Quotes By Chet Atkins" description: "1 Say Play quotes by Chet Atkins. Plus more from Chet Atkins and more Say Play sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9dc/chet-atkins-27820_amount_it-takes-a-lot-of-devotion-and-work-or-m_2525964.jpg" --- > [It takes a lot of devotion and work, or maybe I should say play, because if you love it, that's what it amounts to I haven't found any shortcuts, and I've been looking for a long time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chet-atkins/it-takes-a-lot-of-devotion-and-work-or-maybe-i-should-say-play/) [Chet Atkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chet-atkins/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9dc/chet-atkins-27820_amount_it-takes-a-lot-of-devotion-and-work-or-m_2525964.jpg) ## More by Chet Atkins > [Years from now, after I'm gone, someone will listen to what I've done and know I was here. They may not know or care…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chet-atkins/years-from-now-after-i-m-gone-someone-will-listen-to-what-i-ve-done/) [Chet Atkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chet-atkins/) > [Once you become predictable, no one's interested anymore.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chet-atkins/once-you-become-predictable-no-one-s-interested-anymore/) [Chet Atkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chet-atkins/) > [...Everyone has their own sound, and if you're heard enough, folks will come to recognize it. Style however, is a different thing. Try to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chet-atkins/everyone-has-their-own-sound-and-if-you-re-heard-enough-folks-will/) [Chet Atkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chet-atkins/) > [ The last song I recorded with \[Hank Williams, Sr.\] was "I'll Never Get Out of This World Alive." I remember thinking, "Hoss, you're not… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chet-atkins/the-last-song-i-recorded-with-hank-williams-sr-was-i-ll-never-get-out/) [Chet Atkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chet-atkins/) > [Do it again on the next verse, and people think you meant it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chet-atkins/do-it-again-on-the-next-verse-and-people-think-you-meant-it/) [Chet Atkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chet-atkins/) > [I'll always be poor in my mind.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chet-atkins/i-ll-always-be-poor-in-my-mind/) [Chet Atkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chet-atkins/) > [Elvis changed the country music scene quite a bit; he almost put country music out of business.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chet-atkins/elvis-changed-the-country-music-scene-quite-a-bit-he-almost-put/) [Chet Atkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chet-atkins/) > [Ray Cummins is my good friend and one of the best finger pickers around.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chet-atkins/ray-cummins-is-my-good-friend-and-one-of-the-best-finger-pickers/) [Chet Atkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chet-atkins/) > [You want a little talent on that?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chet-atkins/you-want-a-little-talent-on-that/) [Chet Atkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chet-atkins/) > [Lenny Breau is one of the true geniuses of the guitar. I suppose he is a musician's musician. His knowledge of the instrument and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chet-atkins/lenny-breau-is-one-of-the-true-geniuses-of-the-guitar-i-suppose-he-is/) [Chet Atkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chet-atkins/) > [There is a long history in country music of songs celebrating drinking and lamenting drinking. Country songs for the most part have always been…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chet-atkins/there-is-a-long-history-in-country-music-of-songs-celebrating/) [Chet Atkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chet-atkins/) > [Everything I've ever done was out of fear of being mediocre.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chet-atkins/everything-i-ve-ever-done-was-out-of-fear-of-being-mediocre/) [Chet Atkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chet-atkins/) > [When I was a little boy, I told my dad, 'When I grow up, I want to be a musician.' My dad said: 'You…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chet-atkins/when-i-was-a-little-boy-i-told-my-dad-when-i-grow-up-i-want-to-be-a/) [Chet Atkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chet-atkins/) > [It takes a lot of devotion and work, or maybe I should say play, because if you love it, that's what it amounts to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chet-atkins/it-takes-a-lot-of-devotion-and-work-or-maybe-i-should-say-play/) [Chet Atkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chet-atkins/) > [It took me 20 years to learn I couldn't tune too well. And by that time I was too rich to care.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chet-atkins/it-took-me-20-years-to-learn-i-couldn-t-tune-too-well-and-by-that/) [Chet Atkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chet-atkins/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/say-play/chet-atkins/#itemlist", "name": "1 Say Play Quotes By Chet Atkins", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "It takes a lot of devotion and work, or maybe I should say play, because if you love it, that's what it amounts to I haven't found any shortcuts, and I've been looking for a long time.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Chet Atkins" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chet-atkins/it-takes-a-lot-of-devotion-and-work-or-maybe-i-should-say-play/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9dc/chet-atkins-27820_amount_it-takes-a-lot-of-devotion-and-work-or-m_2525964.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9dc/chet-atkins-27820_amount_it-takes-a-lot-of-devotion-and-work-or-m_2525964.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9dc/chet-atkins-27820_amount_it-takes-a-lot-of-devotion-and-work-or-m_2525964.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“It takes a lot of devotion and work, or maybe I should say play, because if you love it, that's what it…” — Chet Atkins", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } } ] }, { "@type": "CollectionPage", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/say-play/chet-atkins/#webpage", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/say-play/chet-atkins/", "name": "Say Play Quotes by Chet Atkins", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/say-play/chet-atkins/#itemlist" }, "primaryImageOfPage": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9dc/chet-atkins-27820_amount_it-takes-a-lot-of-devotion-and-work-or-m_2525964.jpg" }, "description": "1 Say Play quotes by Chet Atkins. 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