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title: "23 Soloing Quotes by 13 authors"
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> [In soloing - as in other activities - it is far easier to start something than it is to finish it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amelia-earhart/in-soloing-as-in-other-activities-it-is-far-easier-to-start-something-2/)

[Amelia Earhart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amelia-earhart/)

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> [Anything called the Teflon Corner is not sweet for free-soloing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alex-honnold/anything-called-the-teflon-corner-is-not-sweet-for-free-soloing/)

[Alex Honnold](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alex-honnold/)

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> [If I'm soloing, I usually try to start with a theme, which will often stem from the blues.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-bonamassa/if-i-m-soloing-i-usually-try-to-start-with-a-theme-which-will-often/)

[Joe Bonamassa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-bonamassa/)

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> [Everybody free-solos. When you walk to the store, you're free-soloing. It's just a matter of the difficulty of the route.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-bachar/everybody-free-solos-when-you-walk-to-the-store-you-re-free-soloing/)

[John Bachar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-bachar/)

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> [I'm more of a rhythmic player. My soloing is pretty much limited to playing slide guitar.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-thorogood/i-m-more-of-a-rhythmic-player-my-soloing-is-pretty-much-limited-to/)

[George Thorogood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-thorogood/)

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> [If the whole idea, in the original bebop days, was to get to soloing, then that's all it should be about.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/allan-holdsworth/if-the-whole-idea-in-the-original-bebop-days-was-to-get-to-soloing/)

[Allan Holdsworth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/allan-holdsworth/)

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> [“In soloing--as in other activities--it is far easier to start something than to finish it.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amelia-earhart/in-soloing-as-in-other-activities-it-is-far-easier-to-start-something/)

[Amelia Earhart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amelia-earhart/)

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> [To me, drum soloing is like doing a marathon and solving equations at the same time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neil-peart/to-me-drum-soloing-is-like-doing-a-marathon-and-solving-equations-at/)

[Neil Peart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neil-peart/)

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> [You have to listen to what someone is doing and help them get to where they want to go, musically speaking. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mccoy-tyner/you-have-to-listen-to-what-someone-is-doing-and-help-them-get-to/)

[McCoy Tyner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mccoy-tyner/)

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> [Soloing is the most beautiful way of climbing; no material constrains, just you and the rock, the sun, nature; a kind of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alain-robert/soloing-is-the-most-beautiful-way-of-climbing-no-material-constrains/)

[Alain Robert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alain-robert/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d34/alain-robert-22056_beautiful_soloing-is-the-most-beautiful-way-of-cli_2578548.jpg)

> [The most beautiful experiences I've had climbing are when everything is simplified. Free soloing is the simplest thing, until you learn to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dean-potter/the-most-beautiful-experiences-i-ve-had-climbing-are-when-everything/)

[Dean Potter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dean-potter/)

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> [Free soloing is just the most natural way man can climb. It's just using your hands and feet without any use of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dean-potter/free-soloing-is-just-the-most-natural-way-man-can-climb-it-s-just/)

[Dean Potter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dean-potter/)

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> [I think a solo moves forward the way a song does, because it's reflective of the chords that I'm considering as I'm…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-frusciante/i-think-a-solo-moves-forward-the-way-a-song-does-because-it-s/)

[John Frusciante](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-frusciante/)

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> [To be clear, I normally climb with a rope and partner. Free-soloing makes up only a small percentage of my total climbing.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alex-honnold/to-be-clear-i-normally-climb-with-a-rope-and-partner-free-soloing/)

[Alex Honnold](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alex-honnold/)

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> [The terrible thing about free soloing difficult routes that are within one's capacity, is the chance that faced with ultimate danger and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/royal-robbins/the-terrible-thing-about-free-soloing-difficult-routes-that-are/)

[Royal Robbins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/royal-robbins/)

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> [Free soloing is almost as old as climbing itself, with roots in the 19th century. Climbers are continuing to push the boundaries.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alex-honnold/free-soloing-is-almost-as-old-as-climbing-itself-with-roots-in-the/)

[Alex Honnold](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alex-honnold/)

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> [I've done routes where I've climbed 200 feet off the ground and just been, like, 'What am I doing?' I then just…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alex-honnold/i-ve-done-routes-where-i-ve-climbed-200-feet-off-the-ground-and-just/)

[Alex Honnold](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alex-honnold/)

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> [Seven years ago, when I started free soloing long, hard routes in Yosemite - climbing without a rope, gear or a partner…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alex-honnold/seven-years-ago-when-i-started-free-soloing-long-hard-routes-in/)

[Alex Honnold](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alex-honnold/)

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> [I generally don't climb something if it makes me feel fear. The beauty of soloing is that there's no pressure - no…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alex-honnold/i-generally-don-t-climb-something-if-it-makes-me-feel-fear-the-beauty/)

[Alex Honnold](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alex-honnold/)

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> [Any guitar solo should reflect the music that it's soloing over and not just be existing in its own sort of little…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-frusciante/any-guitar-solo-should-reflect-the-music-that-it-s-soloing-over-and/)

[John Frusciante](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-frusciante/)

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> [I like the simplicity of soloing. You've got no gear, no partner. You never climb better than when you free-solo.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alex-honnold/i-like-the-simplicity-of-soloing-you-ve-got-no-gear-no-partner-you/)

[Alex Honnold](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alex-honnold/)

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> [Soloing is serious business, because you can be seriously dead.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-bachar/soloing-is-serious-business-because-you-can-be-seriously-dead/)

[John Bachar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-bachar/)

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> [Soloing was pretty easy for me because it was probably the first thing I've ever done.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/angus-young/soloing-was-pretty-easy-for-me-because-it-was-probably-the-first/)

[Angus Young](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/angus-young/)

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## Top authors on Soloing

- [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b003/author-alex-honnold-10812.jpg) Alex Honnold 7 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/soloing/alex-honnold/)

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