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> [When I first started playing, I plunked away just like everyone else. During the Sixties I played in a blues band for a few years, and I liked it. It wasn't until I was playing for a while that I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/allan-holdsworth/when-i-first-started-playing-i-plunked-away-just-like-everyone-else/)

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

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> [I went through a bad period where I was just not writing; I couldn't create anything. I was out of ideas. But when I started playing on other people's music, I realized how lucky I was to be doing this.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/allan-holdsworth/i-went-through-a-bad-period-where-i-was-just-not-writing-i-couldn-t/)

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

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## More by Allan Holdsworth

> [I never use pull-offs because I don't like the sort of 'meow' sound they make with the string being deflected sideways.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/allan-holdsworth/i-never-use-pull-offs-because-i-don-t-like-the-sort-of-meow-sound/)

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

> [When I practise scales I will play four notes on one string. If I'm playing a C major scale, starting on F, I'll play…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/allan-holdsworth/when-i-practise-scales-i-will-play-four-notes-on-one-string-if-i-m/)

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

> [You wait all your life to be signed by a major label, and then when they sign you, they don't want you to do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/allan-holdsworth/you-wait-all-your-life-to-be-signed-by-a-major-label-and-then-when/)

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

> [As soon as I figured out I didn't know anything about music, I was OK. It's when I thought I could learn something that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/allan-holdsworth/as-soon-as-i-figured-out-i-didn-t-know-anything-about-music-i-was-ok/)

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

> [I don't get a big recording budget or much promotion, but I have creative freedom.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/allan-holdsworth/i-don-t-get-a-big-recording-budget-or-much-promotion-but-i-have/)

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

> [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/)

> [It's obviously flattering when somebody likes something one is doing. But at the same time, I get embarrassed about it. It's the 'I'm not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/allan-holdsworth/it-s-obviously-flattering-when-somebody-likes-something-one-is-doing/)

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

> [I don't think about what other people expect or anything. I mean, I sit and worrying so much about what I'M thinking, I'd go…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/allan-holdsworth/i-don-t-think-about-what-other-people-expect-or-anything-i-mean-i-sit/)

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

> [Most people/musicians hear things differently and what might please one might not please another. One man's meat is another man's poison. Don't be afraid…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/allan-holdsworth/most-people-musicians-hear-things-differently-and-what-might-please/)

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

> [Music moves forward so quickly; music is an accumulation of knowledge, and musicians keep getting better and better.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/allan-holdsworth/music-moves-forward-so-quickly-music-is-an-accumulation-of-knowledge/)

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

> [When I first started playing, I plunked away just like everyone else. During the Sixties I played in a blues band for a few…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/allan-holdsworth/when-i-first-started-playing-i-plunked-away-just-like-everyone-else/)

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

> [The electric guitar's a pretty cheesy thing when you think about it, still working on those bits of wire and magnets for its sound.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/allan-holdsworth/the-electric-guitar-s-a-pretty-cheesy-thing-when-you-think-about-it/)

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

> [I don't like playing to guitar players, actually. I'd rather just play to ordinary people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/allan-holdsworth/i-don-t-like-playing-to-guitar-players-actually-i-d-rather-just-play/)

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

> [Most of the musicians I play with - aside from the form and structure of the music - the interpretation is up to them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/allan-holdsworth/most-of-the-musicians-i-play-with-aside-from-the-form-and-structure/)

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

> [If you fall in love with a woman, there's this unknown thing that gives you a force and energy, and music is like that,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/allan-holdsworth/if-you-fall-in-love-with-a-woman-there-s-this-unknown-thing-that/)

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

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