Song Quotes by Paul Gilbert

My life is a glorious tornado of musical projects!

— Paul Gilbert

Every Mr. Big album is an event.

— Paul Gilbert

I love all my guitar solos.

— Paul Gilbert

Being in a band is hard. Even if you like somebody, you start to argue over silly things.

— Paul Gilbert

I love my job as a musician, and I am filled with gratitude that good people support my endeavors.

— Paul Gilbert

As always, my influences are diverse and not what you might expect from a 'heavy metal' artist.

— Paul Gilbert

I prefer playing in songs where I have a tempo, groove and harmonic map to hang on to.

— Paul Gilbert

There's nothing like sitting down and playing music with somebody. It breaks down all the barriers in life.

— Paul Gilbert

I probably spent more time as a kid playing air guitar to Jimmy Page than any other guitar player.

— Paul Gilbert

I use the volume control on my guitar, both for dynamics and as a manual noise gate.

— Paul Gilbert

To me, you had to have a least a couple of ugly guys in the band. That's why Saxon was great.

— Paul Gilbert

My initial ideas are just a starting place. As a record goes along, it becomes more about making discoveries and getting excited…

— Paul Gilbert

I was driving home and thinking about what rock and roll should be about. 'Adventure and Trouble!' I thought. I sang the…

— Paul Gilbert

I worked out the keyboard parts on the progressive rock classic 'The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway' and somehow managed to play…

— Paul Gilbert

On 'Fuzz Universe,' I think I've taken a giant step closer to the ultimate rock guitar sound and playing of my dreams.

— Paul Gilbert

My basic setup is my Ibanez Fireman guitars and for pedals, the TC Electronic MojoMojo is the mainstay of my board, along…

— Paul Gilbert

Seriously, though, I think the only musical term that's ever put a bee in my bonnet is 'shred.' I tried to peddle…

— Paul Gilbert

I especially like the songs Hurry Up and The Curse Of Castle Dragon, and I often include them in my live show.

— Paul Gilbert

In my daily life, I tend to be very literal and unsuperstitious. But music gives me an outlet to be very emotional.

— Paul Gilbert

Of course, I'm a guitar player, so I'm thinking as a guitarist. I have to work within my physical limitations as to…

— Paul Gilbert

Everyone has to start somewhere! I certainly didn't sound great when I first started playing, and I remember all my guitar teachers,…

— Paul Gilbert

As human beings we're visual creatures, and it's so easy to play the guitar by looking at it. It's a real challenge…

— Paul Gilbert

I think I had heard Al Di Meola on the radio when I was a kid, that acoustic record, 'Friday Night In…

— Paul Gilbert

The band that made me want to be a musician in the first place was the Beatles. And I think John Lennon…

— Paul Gilbert

I remember walking into a department store and you would hear an instrumental version of a Beatles song and it was usually…

— Paul Gilbert

To me, the secret of Eddie Van Halen was Alex Van Halen, because the way Alex played was so loose and the…

— Paul Gilbert

When it comes to vibrato, a lot of people look at their hands when they do it. Which is pretty much of…

— Paul Gilbert

Yeah, my very first teacher when I was 6 was a big influence, because it was so boring that I quit guitar.

— Paul Gilbert

I really genuinely love 'To Be With You.' I don't get tired of playing it.

— Paul Gilbert

I've found that as I've learned to improvise melodically, it seems like I can come up with a bigger variety of stuff.…

— Paul Gilbert

After playing for 40 years, I've been able to evolve the way I see the fretboard and how I hear the guitar…

— Paul Gilbert

From the start, I held the pick in an unusual way. I used to bend my thumb way back in order to…

— Paul Gilbert

A Herd of Turtles' is the only song on 'Behold Electric Guitar' that is not strictly instrumental. But instead of singing, I…

— Paul Gilbert

The first song on my first album is not a song - it's a guitar solo! It's called 'Frenzy,' and it's pretty…

— Paul Gilbert

It's amazing how a lot of the metal guys have never strummed! And it's not that challenging, but it really opens up…

— Paul Gilbert

I'm Not Afraid of the Police' is the first song I wrote and recorded since moving back to Los Angeles. It's a…

— Paul Gilbert

I think all of The Beatles were from an era when certainly playing was important to them, and they were cutting edge.…

— Paul Gilbert

I'll have a chorus pedal or a flanger or an echo, that kind of thing. But as far as specific pedals, the…

— Paul Gilbert

While I was writing the songs for 'Fuzz Universe,' I was immersing myself in Bulgarian Female Choir music, Baroque lute and violin…

— Paul Gilbert