Classical Quote by Bryce Dessner

All of my writing has guitars behind it, even the novels.

— Leonard Cohen

I write everything from an acoustic guitar.

— Jelly Roll

Whether it's string writing or whatever, I try to write for what each instrumentalist can do best.

— Chuck Mangione

For me, the guitar synthesizer is a great writing instrument.

— Andy Summers

I'm quite glad I never learned to play the guitar, because I think I'd write songs that were more classically structured. As it is,…

— Florence Welch

Usually I write on guitar.

— Mark Lanegan

I'm a self-taught guitarist, but I have a classical music background.

— Adam Jones

When talking about writing, I often use the analogy of archaeology. There are these great tunes all around. Your skill as a musician allows…

— Pat Metheny

I started writing music as a composer in school, in the classical tradition.

— Julia Holter

I've been used for writing rhythm guitar chords for a long time because it's so easy to play and chords just sound good on…

— Bradford Cox

It's been neat to find out different writing strategies. I've been in the room with so many different writers. Sometimes, you write with tracks,…

— Kane Brown

My background in music is classical - I did graduate school in music. At that time, I was studying composition, but I was studying…

— Bryce Dessner