Band Quote by Bill Crow

I began to learn a lot of chords and rhythms. It was a bit boring at the time but came in very handy later…

— Alvin Lee

What I've done from the very beginning is play everything with extreme accuracy. I never said to myself, 'Okay, if I put my fingers…

— Yngwie Malmsteen

So by the time I taught myself the bass guitar at the age of 14, my hands were already pretty nimble.

— John Entwistle

I was listening to a lot of math rock-y type bands do lots of complex stuff and I couldn't figure out how they were…

— Marnie Stern

I've never been one to learn scales and do exercises. Maybe I'm lazy, but I just don't take to that kind of thing. Learning…

— Mat Kearney

It was more fun trying to figure out I Want To Hold Your Hand than to take lessons. By this time I knew basic…

— Tommy Shaw

I learned some chords and I started watching anybody I could, once I really got into it.

— Johnny Rivers

I had to learn chord shapes. I bought books with chord charts. I used to listen to all kinds of pop music.

— Mick Taylor

I never had any lessons. When I first started playing I used to read music. I was very interested in music. But when I…

— John Bonham

I would type in things like, 'How to play beginner songs on guitar,' and one of the first I learnt was 'Hey, Soul Sister'…

— Shawn Mendes

My high school teacher, Reggie Andrews, was a huge factor in my learning my instrument. He didn't play bass, but it was the part…

— Thundercat

My brother Carl taught me how to play bass. I'm a self-taught keyboard player, though - I figured out our harmonies at the piano.

— Brian Wilson