---
title: "2 Sit Guitar Quotes By Jackie DeShannon"
description: "2 Sit Guitar quotes by Jackie DeShannon. Plus more from Jackie DeShannon and more Sit Guitar sayings from other authors."
image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1a1/jackie-deshannon-21660_down_i-mean-i-can-sit-down-with-a-guitar-and_683565.png"
---

> [I mean, I can sit down with a guitar, and in fact, we do two, three songs with just guitar and percussion.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jackie-deshannon/i-mean-i-can-sit-down-with-a-guitar-and-in-fact-we-do-two-three-songs/)

[Jackie DeShannon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jackie-deshannon/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1a1/jackie-deshannon-21660_down_i-mean-i-can-sit-down-with-a-guitar-and_683565.png)

> [Most of the time I sit down with my guitar or at the piano, and I play for awhile until I get a new riff or groove that I like a lot. Then I'll concentrate on building around that line…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jackie-deshannon/most-of-the-time-i-sit-down-with-my-guitar-or-at-the-piano-and-i-play/)

[Jackie DeShannon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jackie-deshannon/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1a8/jackie-deshannon-21660_appeals_most-of-the-time-i-sit-down-with-my-guit_1702697.png)

## More by Jackie DeShannon

> [Well, as an artist, I think that Elvis's generosity to me he always talked very highly about me, he always spoke very highly about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jackie-deshannon/well-as-an-artist-i-think-that-elvis-s-generosity-to-me-he-always/)

[Jackie DeShannon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jackie-deshannon/)

> [And being away and not performing for a long time and really connecting with my audience for a long time, I have a great…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jackie-deshannon/and-being-away-and-not-performing-for-a-long-time-and-really/)

[Jackie DeShannon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jackie-deshannon/)

> [I think, describing Elvis for me would be a very generous king. He was the king of rock and roll, will always be. He's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jackie-deshannon/i-think-describing-elvis-for-me-would-be-a-very-generous-king-he-was/)

[Jackie DeShannon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jackie-deshannon/)

> [I mean, I can sit down with a guitar, and in fact, we do two, three songs with just guitar and percussion.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jackie-deshannon/i-mean-i-can-sit-down-with-a-guitar-and-in-fact-we-do-two-three-songs/)

[Jackie DeShannon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jackie-deshannon/)

> [Lord, we don't need another mountain.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jackie-deshannon/lord-we-don-t-need-another-mountain/)

[Jackie DeShannon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jackie-deshannon/)

> [What the world needs now is love, sweet love.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jackie-deshannon/what-the-world-needs-now-is-love-sweet-love/)

[Jackie DeShannon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jackie-deshannon/)

> [No, I got my web site going and said I have the record out. People were just falling on the floor - they couldn't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jackie-deshannon/no-i-got-my-web-site-going-and-said-i-have-the-record-out-people-were/)

[Jackie DeShannon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jackie-deshannon/)

> [The happy story right now is the full page in Vanity Fair, which gives me a great deal of exposure.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jackie-deshannon/the-happy-story-right-now-is-the-full-page-in-vanity-fair-which-gives/)

[Jackie DeShannon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jackie-deshannon/)

> [I always went with my agenda, I just couldn't execute it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jackie-deshannon/i-always-went-with-my-agenda-i-just-couldn-t-execute-it/)

[Jackie DeShannon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jackie-deshannon/)

> [When I was writing songs or performing or producing or dabbling in movies or even putting my career on hold to go to art…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jackie-deshannon/when-i-was-writing-songs-or-performing-or-producing-or-dabbling-in/)

[Jackie DeShannon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jackie-deshannon/)

> [Ignorance is kind of bliss.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jackie-deshannon/ignorance-is-kind-of-bliss/)

[Jackie DeShannon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jackie-deshannon/)

> [I'm very interested to see how this new painting will go - I know I want it big and stark, and as I said,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jackie-deshannon/i-m-very-interested-to-see-how-this-new-painting-will-go-i-know-i/)

[Jackie DeShannon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jackie-deshannon/)

> [I went to art school, I think it helped me a great deal because it taught me who I am.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jackie-deshannon/i-went-to-art-school-i-think-it-helped-me-a-great-deal-because-it/)

[Jackie DeShannon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jackie-deshannon/)

> [I would think, to me, growing up in the south, growing up with all the gospel music, singing in the church and having that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jackie-deshannon/i-would-think-to-me-growing-up-in-the-south-growing-up-with-all-the/)

[Jackie DeShannon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jackie-deshannon/)

> [There are some good songs, but not the kind of song-writing that I remember, that I like. Springsteen still does it. Paul Simon, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jackie-deshannon/there-are-some-good-songs-but-not-the-kind-of-song-writing-that-i/)

[Jackie DeShannon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jackie-deshannon/)

```json
{
    "@context": "https://schema.org",
    "@graph": [
        {
            "@type": "ItemList",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/sit-guitar/jackie-deshannon/#itemlist",
            "name": "2 Sit Guitar Quotes By Jackie DeShannon",
            "numberOfItems": 2,
            "itemListElement": [
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 1,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "I mean, I can sit down with a guitar, and in fact, we do two, three songs with just guitar and percussion.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Jackie DeShannon"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jackie-deshannon/i-mean-i-can-sit-down-with-a-guitar-and-in-fact-we-do-two-three-songs/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1a1/jackie-deshannon-21660_down_i-mean-i-can-sit-down-with-a-guitar-and_683565.png",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1a1/jackie-deshannon-21660_down_i-mean-i-can-sit-down-with-a-guitar-and_683565.png",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1a1/jackie-deshannon-21660_down_i-mean-i-can-sit-down-with-a-guitar-and_683565.png",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“I mean, I can sit down with a guitar, and in fact, we do two, three songs with just guitar and percussion.” — Jackie DeShannon",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 2,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "Most of the time I sit down with my guitar or at the piano, and I play for awhile until I get a new riff or groove that I like a lot. Then I'll concentrate on building around that line of thought by adding words and textures. At first I'm only trying to please myself, and hopefully what I like will appeal to others.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Jackie DeShannon"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jackie-deshannon/most-of-the-time-i-sit-down-with-my-guitar-or-at-the-piano-and-i-play/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1a8/jackie-deshannon-21660_appeals_most-of-the-time-i-sit-down-with-my-guit_1702697.png",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1a8/jackie-deshannon-21660_appeals_most-of-the-time-i-sit-down-with-my-guit_1702697.png",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1a8/jackie-deshannon-21660_appeals_most-of-the-time-i-sit-down-with-my-guit_1702697.png",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“Most of the time I sit down with my guitar or at the piano, and I play for awhile until I get a new riff or…” — Jackie DeShannon",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "CollectionPage",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/sit-guitar/jackie-deshannon/#webpage",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/sit-guitar/jackie-deshannon/",
            "name": "Sit Guitar Quotes by Jackie DeShannon",
            "isPartOf": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website"
            },
            "mainEntity": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/sit-guitar/jackie-deshannon/#itemlist"
            },
            "primaryImageOfPage": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1a1/jackie-deshannon-21660_down_i-mean-i-can-sit-down-with-a-guitar-and_683565.png"
            },
            "description": "2 Sit Guitar quotes by Jackie DeShannon. Plus more from Jackie DeShannon and more Sit Guitar sayings from other authors.",
            "breadcrumb": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/sit-guitar/jackie-deshannon/#breadcrumb"
            }
        },
        {
            "@type": "BreadcrumbList",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/sit-guitar/jackie-deshannon/#breadcrumb",
            "itemListElement": [
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 1,
                    "name": "Home",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 2,
                    "name": "Quotes",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 3,
                    "name": "Topics",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/categories/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 4,
                    "name": "Sit Guitar",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/sit-guitar/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 5,
                    "name": "Jackie DeShannon",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/sit-guitar/jackie-deshannon/"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "WebSite",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website",
            "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/",
            "publisher": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
            }
        },
        {
            "@type": "Organization",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization",
            "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/",
            "logo": {
                "@type": "ImageObject",
                "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/themes/sq/assets/icons/icon-512.png",
                "width": 512,
                "height": 512
            }
        }
    ]
}
```