It took me 20 years to learn I couldn't tune too well. And by that time I was too rich to care. — Chet Atkins Copy Share Image
Approach your guitar intelligently, and if there are limits, don't deny them. Work within your restrictions. Somethings you can do better than others, some things you can't do as well. So accentuate the positive. — Chet Atkins Copy Share Image
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… — Chet Atkins Copy Share Image
...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… — Chet Atkins Copy Share Image
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… — Chet Atkins Copy Share Image
Elvis changed the country music scene quite a bit; he almost put country music out of business. — Chet Atkins Copy Share Image
Ray Cummins is my good friend and one of the best finger pickers around. — Chet Atkins Copy Share Image
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… — Chet Atkins Copy Share Image
There is a long history in country music of songs celebrating drinking and lamenting drinking. Country songs for the most part have always been… — Chet Atkins Copy Share Image
![“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 just jivin'," because he was so weak that all he could do was sing a few lines and then just fall in the chair.” quote by Chet Atkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/392/chet-atkins-27820_alive_the-last-song-i-recorded-with-hank-willi_575459.jpg)
