George Benson Quotes

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• The greatest guitar player in the world today for me is Paco de Lucia, who is actually Spanish.
• The less one remembers about the day before, the more the new day will be unfettered by triviality.
• As my career has progressed, I've had the pleasure of playing with the baddest jazz cats on the planet. But that doesn't change my desire…
• Never give up on a good thing, never give up, never give up!
• Lenny Breau dazzled me with his extraordinary guitar playing... I wish the world had the opportunity to experience his artistry.
• People who love jazz musicians love us when we play what we want to play and we're starving. But as soon as you commercialize your…
• There is no finer guitarist than Kenny Burrell
• The melody is the most important thing that must stay in the minds of the people who listen to you. No matter how many notes…
• Larry Carlton is an incredibly versatile guitarist who has been a major force for guitar for many years. He is easily recognizable - all you…
• The greatest teacher is just going out and playing.
• My whole career from the early 70s on has been mind-blowing. I didn't imagine in my life that I would ever be considered a guitar…
• Love songs are one of the great essences of life, the only thing thats lasting.
• I listen to other guitar players, yeah. It gives me new concepts and shows me where the instrument is going for the future and it…
• I like Simon Cowell - look at how many great artists have come out of the U.K. because of him.
• Guitar gigs were everywhere in the '50s, and I started diddling around so I could keep working. Playing honky-tonk, simple stuff. I took a few…
• No matter what they take from me, they can't take away my dignity.
• I spent a lot of time teaching myself theory and harmony so I could be free to express myself on the instrument.
• I've had the pleasure of playing with the baddest Jazz cats on the planet.
• I have been doing music all my life so everyday when I get up I expect music will be part of it.
• My stepfather met my mother when I was seven years old, and he was a guitar player. So he caught me messing with his guitar,…

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