Body Quote by Andres Segovia

Playing the guitar, you kind of lock into a rhythm and a groove, and then it relaxes me to make up lyrics and sing.

— Cat Power

Practice, practice, practice. Practice until you get a guitar welt on your chest...if it makes you feel good, don't stop until you see the…

— Ted Nugent

“That's because the guitar is speaking to you, bringing your senses alive. Music is an age-old language. It speaks to everyone, young and old.…

— Josephine Cox

I very rarely sit down with a guitar and try to write a song. I usually think about it a lot and then I'll…

— Sune Rose Wagner

Be aroused by poetry; structure yourself with propriety, refine yourself with music.

— Confucius

If you've never been rocked back by the presence of purpose this poem is too soon for you. Return to your mediocrity, plug it…

— Buddy Wakefield

Sometimes I'll try something on piano and move to guitar, but usually that comes after scratching down some ideas for lyrics.

— Melody Gardot

Often I have to move my body in a certain way, like exercising, to begin to get into the right rhythm for writing a…

— Patty Griffin

You can approach the guitar like a voice. That's the best way of looking at it. If you are singing, you can't keep going…

— John Petrucci

You must play for the love of music. Perfect technique is not as important as making music from the heart.

— Mstislav Rostropovich

My heart, which is so full to overflowing, has often been solaced and refreshed by music when sick and weary.

— Martin Luther

But that guitar is the perfect companion to the human voice. You rest it against your gut, against your heart, and when you strum…

— Jason Mraz