Albums Quote by Carlos Santana

When I became a songwriter, it was out of some sort of desperation. I needed to create something. I had to latch on to…

— Mary Gauthier

It took me a long time to accept the idea that the guitar can take the place of a singer.

— Paul Gilbert

The way I look at it, I'm a songwriter that just happens to play guitar.

— Rick Nielsen

I had no aspirations to be a musician, but I picked up a guitar for two seconds and haven't put it down since.

— Slash

I think I'm much more of a guitar-songwriter than a singer. I start with chords and then test out melodies rather than improvising over…

— Soccer Mommy

I wanted to come back to the guitar after three albums and almost 10 years. I started to miss this instrument and I wanted…

— Rokia Traore

I think all my albums have concentrated on songs, I've never taken the typical Van Halen route to try and become a guitar hero.

— Gary Moore

I'd rather be known as a songwriter than a guitarist, although I love to play the guitar.

— Rick Nielsen

Unfortunately, most of the songs that I write I don't write them with guitar in mind. I just write it as a song and…

— Roy Wood

I'm about a 20-handicapper with a guitar. I can only play three songs on my own album. I did the lyrics, not the music.

— John Daly

At some point, I'd like to make a record that's more of a self-serving guitar album, because I really love to play. It's not…

— Jason Isbell

I started playing the acoustic guitar for more singer-songwriter type stuff. I bet if I would have gotten more approval for my "rock playing",…

— Jill Sobule