I did take some cooking classes in high school. Boys weren't really supposed to take them. I had to risk being made… — Paul Gilbert Cooking Copy Share Image
There's nothing like sitting down and playing music with somebody. It breaks down all the barriers in life. — Paul Gilbert Life Copy Share Image
I went from wanting to be a Beatle to becoming a 'widdly-widdly' guitar player. — Paul Gilbert Copy Share Image
Rock shows are loud, so I try to use a sound that is warm on the high frequencies. — Paul Gilbert Copy Share Image
In the morning, I know everyone has two things: an empty stomach and a fresh brain. — Paul Gilbert Brain Copy Share Image
You could take any four people, no matter how wonderful they are, and if you make them live together on a tour… — Paul Gilbert Copy Share Image
It's amazing how a lot of the metal guys have never strummed! And it's not that challenging, but it really opens up… — Paul Gilbert Amazing Copy Share Image
I think I had heard Al Di Meola on the radio when I was a kid, that acoustic record, 'Friday Night In… — Paul Gilbert Friday Copy Share Image
My basic setup is my Ibanez Fireman guitars and for pedals, the TC Electronic MojoMojo is the mainstay of my board, along… — Paul Gilbert Copy Share Image
The Great Guitar Escape is built around world-class seminars, concerts and jam sessions. It's a chance to learn and be inspired by… — Paul Gilbert Amazing Copy Share Image
Two words: Kasim Sulton. I've been a Utopia fan for a long, long time, and Kasim's a pop hero of mine. I… — Paul Gilbert Hero Copy Share Image
I've certainly enjoyed doing clinic tours for larger audiences, but the most valuable teaching experience has been the hundreds of lessons that… — Paul Gilbert Copy Share Image
I was driving home and thinking about what rock and roll should be about. 'Adventure and Trouble!' I thought. I sang the… — Paul Gilbert Adventure Copy Share Image
If I love you and you don't Love me In return, I will know that you are one of the many frogs… — Paul Gilbert Funny Copy Share Image
After 35 years of bone-crushing rock guitar playing, I'm finally starting to get my head out of the harmonic sand and learning… — Paul Gilbert Guitar Copy Share Image
As human beings we're visual creatures, and it's so easy to play the guitar by looking at it. It's a real challenge… — Paul Gilbert Copy Share Image
It took me years to get my hair right... after years of perms, conditioning... Nirvana came out and it wasn't cool to… — Paul Gilbert Copy Share Image
Of course, I'm a guitar player, so I'm thinking as a guitarist. I have to work within my physical limitations as to… — Paul Gilbert Guitar Copy Share Image
Everyone has to start somewhere! I certainly didn't sound great when I first started playing, and I remember all my guitar teachers,… — Paul Gilbert Copy Share Image
Just about every rock band and every guitar player from 1964 to 1984. To me, that's the golden period of rock. From… — Paul Gilbert America Copy Share Image
I've found that as I've learned to improvise melodically, it seems like I can come up with a bigger variety of stuff.… — Paul Gilbert Copy Share Image
There is a basic language of music that I think is important for communicating with other musicians - just the kind of… — Paul Gilbert Copy Share Image
I was doing a lot of teaching on my online guitar school and I started to use vocal melodies as a way… — Paul Gilbert Education Copy Share Image
When it comes to songwriting, I grew up in the Seventies listening to AM radio. So I've all these pop songs running… — Paul Gilbert Copy Share Image
I waited until the end of the 'Behold Electric Guitar' recording sessions to record 'A Herd of Turtles,' as I knew the… — Paul Gilbert Copy Share Image
That's the nice thing about being in Mr. Big, is I'm not only the guitar player. I'm the background singer, and so… — Paul Gilbert Copy Share Image
The band that made me want to be a musician in the first place was the Beatles. And I think John Lennon… — Paul Gilbert Copy Share Image
It's so easy to make albums with overdubbing and editing these days, but I really prefer playing live and just getting the… — Paul Gilbert Copy Share Image
Seriously, though, I think the only musical term that's ever put a bee in my bonnet is 'shred.' I tried to peddle… — Paul Gilbert Bee Copy Share Image
