Guitar Player Quotes

133 quotes by 103 authors

The greatest guitar player in the world today for me is Paco de Lucia, who is actually Spanish. — George Benson
I had given up the guitar between '75 and '78. I completely lost interest. I was sick of hearing other guitar players and I was… — Ritchie Blackmore
In my early days, I never used finger vibrato at all. I originally carved my reputation as one of the 'fast' guitar players. — Ritchie Blackmore
The flute was an alternative to being a small fish in an increasingly bigger pool filled with a number of great guitar players. — Ian Anderson
I dedicated all the time I had to it. The 10 hour workout was just what I put in the magazine at the time, but… — Steve Vai
A lot of people think that if they learn to read music they are gonna lose their feel or their groove or something. It's the… — Frank Gambale
I started out playing guitar because Jimi Hendrix was my hero, so my roots were really based on Jimi Hendrix and his style of playing. — Joe Satriani
I practiced two or three hours, sometimes none, sometimes six. It was very varied. — Julian Bream
For me, the ultimate form of expression is blues, where jazz appeals to me on an intellectual level. — Scott Henderson
If you play music for no other reason than actually just because you love it, the skills just kinda creep up on you. — Nuno Bettencourt
You can't think and play. If you think about what you're playing the playing becomes stilted. You have to just focus on the music I… — Joe Pass
You're always learning about this thing everytime you pick it up — Keith Richards
When I look for what I'm going to listen to I go backwards. I'm always going the other way you see. Most people are trying… — Eric Clapton
I do a lot of the stuff that I started out doing that I think any guitar player that's concerned about the craft needs to… — John Petrucci
Forget about every other lesson in the book. You have to be able to tap your foot or else none of what you doing you… — Al Di Meola
Every July, August and part of September I escape of the guitar, I escape of Paco de Lucia and I go to Mexico to the… — Paco de Lucia
I just play, just you know, If i just sit down with the guitar and just do whatever for, you know, an half an hour… — Slash
I want to figure out how I can make the most important statement with the least amount of information, so I don't run out of… — Larry Carlton
I sit down with a guitar player and if there's a situation I feel strongly about, or a guy that I've been thinking about or… — Avril Lavigne
I bet a chef could get more pussy than a guitar player right now. — Roy Choi

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