Rory Gallagher

One thing I really hate about people who play both acoustic and electric is if they try to play electric style on…

— Rory Gallagher

Touring doesn't have to be a harried, cliched way of life.

— Rory Gallagher

There was nobody in the city I came from - Cork, Ireland - that I could link up with to teach me…

— Rory Gallagher

Basically, I like anything with guts - Lead Belly, Bill Big Broonzy, Johnny Winter, the Stones.

— Rory Gallagher

It's dangerous not to tour, because people assume you've faded away, or have no interest.

— Rory Gallagher

I started on acoustic guitar after I heard Leadbelly and Big Bill Broonzy.

— Rory Gallagher

One of the things that was crucial for me I got from Rory Gallagher, which was the idea of, like, being a…

— Rory Gallagher

I could bear being in the charts and being on everyone's car radio 10 times a day. I'm just terrified of... a…

— Rory Gallagher

I'm a great listener - I play records all the time at home. And I play guitar as a hobby. So inspiration…

— Rory Gallagher

I think that I set such high standards for myself that sometimes I expect other people to live up to these standards,…

— Rory Gallagher

Playing live is my natural element. It's too hard to relax in the studio because there are too many options. It's just…

— Rory Gallagher

Obviously, I would like to play to bigger audiences and have a bit more success, but not if I have to commercialize.

— Rory Gallagher

As a kid, I loved any guitarists, whether it was Elvis Presley, Lonnie Donegan, Chuck Berry or even the cowboy guitarists like…

— Rory Gallagher

My favorite lineup is just a trio, because then every night you can improvise and change the repertoire. Keyboards and brass can…

— Rory Gallagher

Basically, I try to treat the electric guitar like an acoustic guitar. What you have to do is attack the instrument and…

— Rory Gallagher

I think rock should always stay a little bit outside the pale; I think it should remain a little bit dangerous -…

— Rory Gallagher

The best slide guitar, unless you're playing the Muddy Waters-style, is the old '52 Goldtop Les Paul.

— Rory Gallagher

I've been playing a Fender since 1963, and before that it was my dream guitar. I can't endorse it more than that.

— Rory Gallagher

Lonnie Donegan and the folk movement were responsible for a lot of the spread of the blues in England. The group Them…

— Rory Gallagher

The first songs I learned were 'It Takes a Worried Man' and Woody Guthrie's 'Grand Coulee Dam,' 'Rock Island Line' - those…

— Rory Gallagher

I enjoy some nights in the studio. I'm not the greatest person in an enclosed space; I'm a live player by birth…

— Rory Gallagher

I like a nice rumble on bass, openness on guitar and drums that breathe.

— Rory Gallagher

I won't squander my credibility, whatever that is, just for one silly song.

— Rory Gallagher

Hardly a day goes by without me sticking on a Muddy Waters record.

— Rory Gallagher

It has affected me very much in the last 10 years. I get it from my grandmother. She was very superstitious as…

— Rory Gallagher