Solo Quotes

456 Solo quotes by 351 unique authors

If someone can relate my guitar solo to an exercise in a book... that's no fun at all. — Joe Satriani
Solos I kind of [couldn't] care less about. I know most people probably think that's what I care *most* about, but it's really the melody… — Joe Satriani
Introvert conversations are like jazz, where each player gets to solo for a nice stretch before the other player comes in and does his solo.… — Laurie Helgoe
I think it would be nice to sell 15 million albums as a solo artist. I'd have to deal with all the repercussions of that,… — Glenn Frey
That one record changed everything for me. After Sgt. Pepper, it's the most influential record in the history of rock and roll. It affected Pink… — Roger Waters
There was a lot that was tricky about playing with [Thelonious Monk]. It's a musical language where there's really no lyrics. It's something you feel… — Roy Haynes
Don't make the mistakes I made of not taking care of myself. Please, keeps your chops cool and don't overblow. If you are going to… — Freddie Hubbard
I used to try to play like [Miles Davis], and Miles caught me copying him one night at Birdland. He said, 'Hey man, why don't… — Freddie Hubbard
I can see forms and shapes in my mind when I solo, just as a painter can see forms and shapes when he starts painting.… — Elvin Jones
I find that in California I can't find guys that have enough energy. They play a little bit and that's about it. They play less.… — Pharoah Sanders
Learn to play the piano, man, and then you can figure out crazy solos of your own. — Dizzy Gillespie
I think playing solo is a second rate activity, really. For me, playing is about playing with other people. — Derek Bailey
I think the solo playing, the decision to start playing solo, came out of having discovered what lay behind the doors that that technique opened… — Evan Parker
In a certain sense, aspects of my solo playing were developed in order to test the theory about how long particular elements could be, as… — Evan Parker
Solo homers usually come with no one on base. — Ralph Kiner
The other saxophones, except as solo instruments, really don't have much point in the orchestra — Gerry Mulligan
Well, I suppose I could do a solo album, but my god, it would be terrible! — Robert Plant
As a solo artist, I just felt cemented in front of the mike stand. There was very little time to play with the audience and… — Tommy Shaw
By the time I did that third solo album, I'd finally learned how to do it, but I'd also learned that I liked being in… — Tommy Shaw
I love the idea of stepping out of the band situation into a solo world with no boundaries, no expectations, where nothing is out of… — Tommy Shaw
James Michael and I played everything on the album, then brought in the guys in my band to add their spirit to it with solos… — Deana Carter
Solo dancing does not exist: the dancer dances with the floor: add another dancer and you have a quartet: each dance with the other and… — Steve Paxton
You are a dear soul who plays polo, and I am a poor Pole who plays solo. — Ignacy Jan Paderewski
There is no earthly reason why a solo string instrument or voice, having the possibility to play or sing pure intonation, should want, or try,… — Lara St. John
I'm taking one thing at a time. With the children and launching my solo career it would drive me to a nervous breakdown if I… — Natasha Hamilton

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