All Jeff Beck Quotes
- I don't care about the rules, if I don't break the rules at least 10x every song then I'm not doing my job. Break
- I play the way I do cause it allows me to come up w/ the sickest sounds possible. That's the point now isn't it? Allows
- When Jazz broke through in England, I remember sneaking to listen on the radio much to my parent's disapproval. Broke
- I don't understand why some people will only accept a guitar if it has an instantly recognizable guitar sound. Finding ways to use the same… Accept
- Can't stand it. Too many amps, too much volume, it's just flat-out ear assault. Speedy guitars leave me not feeling detached but physically upset. When… All
- I'm a very emotional person. If I've got something on my mind, that would stop me from giving my best. Best
- I play purely from the heart, y'know, and so if it doesn't work the first couple of hours, forget it. Couple
- I like an element of chaos in music. That feeling is the best thing ever, as long as you don't have too much of it. Best
- I cherish my privacy, and woe betide anyone who tries to interfere with that. Anyone
- If you were to plot my success or failure, it goes, it very seldom stays on a high plateau. Failure
- It's a diabolical business. I can't imagine how hellish it must be to be hounded like Amy Winehouse and people like that. I have a… Amy
- I try to become a singer. The guitar has always been abused with distortion units and funny sorts of effects, but when you don't do… Abuse
- I was interested in the electric guitar even before I knew the difference between electric and acoustic. The electric guitar seemed to be a totally… Acoustic
- Yes, it's in my left ear. It's excruciating... I mean, it's the worst thing 'cause it's not... It never... It does go away - it's… Actually Going
- The Strat covers the complete spectrum of human emotion .. the tremolo enables you to do anything - you can hit any note known to… Any
- There was mass hysteria in the Chess Recording Studio when I did the "Shapes of Things" solo ... they weren't expecting it, and it was… Amp
- After I saw Jimmy [Hendrix] play, I just went home and wondered what the f*** I was going to do with my life. Funny Music
- Things turn out better by accident sometimes. But you can't organize accidents. Accident
- I don’t care about the rules. In fact, if I don’t break the rules at least ten times in every song, then I’m not doing… Break
- Some are skeptical. My mom thought the guitar was going to fizzle out in two weeks, that it was just a fad-and that was in… Fad
- That old funny-shaped bit of wood is still staring me in the face every day saying 'come on, you haven't started yet!' It's infinite. Bit
- I don't care about the rules. In fact, if I don't break the rules at least 10 times in every song then I'm not doing… Break
- I was really small when jazz broke through in England and I can still remember sneaking off to the living room to listen to it… Broke