Anything Quote by Adam Jones

I'm not into solos, I'm into lyrics.

— Adam Jones

You want a solo to be structured, a song within a song, but you want it to sound like it's the first time you're…

— Orianthi

I'm more interested in melodic things. I think the biggest challenge when you go to play a solo is trying to invent a melody…

— Frank Zappa

I'm into the whole song-as-a-piece-of-music thing: if it literally doesn't call for it, if it already has enough stuff going on, then it's okay…

— Dimebag Darrell

As a solo artist, my desire is to express myself through my music.

— Jessica Jung

Any guitar solo should reflect the music that it's soloing over and not just be existing in its own sort of little world.

— John Frusciante

It comes back to the same old question people are always asking me: 'When are you going to do a solo record?' Well, if…

— Eddie Van Halen

I get a different kind of lyric from someone else that might make me go in a different musical direction.

— Barry Mann

Your solos should be as interesting as any other part of the song.

— John Petrucci

I'm a minimalist at heart. If a song doesn't need a solo, I'm not going to force one into it.

— The Edge

I have no want or desire to solo. I'd rather create melodies and accompanying parts.

— Frank Iero

Taking a solo on a tune is always a little bit scary.

— Gary Larson