Band Quote by Chad Smith

That's really the thing that got me into playing a lot - getting excited about playing along with my favorite bands like Zeppelin and…

— Chad Smith

I gave guitar lessons. I tried to join bands. My mom always said it was obvious that nothing was going to stop me.

— Janis Ian

I was in several bands before I joined Judas Priest. Being in those early unknown bands were the stepping stones, really, so I learned…

— Rob Halford

I started to get turned on to a bunch of different bands when I was in middle school/high school. I was turned onto The…

— John Petrucci

Throughout my whole life, as a performer, I've never played with a band. I've always played alone, so I was never required to stay…

— Steve Martin

Over the years, I've had to learn to play. For example, when 'Lennon' was on Broadway, I learned my way around the guitar chords…

— Will Chase

I just started as a part of the public school music program. I took lessons at the school every Friday and was a part…

— Kenny G

I went right out, got a bass and learned how to play it. I stayed inside the whole time during Christmas break until I…

— All American Rejects

Once I started to make the transition to guitar - because I was playing keyboards when we started the band - I was trying…

— Lzzy Hale

I get to play what I'm feeling on my solo records, and I get to bang the hell out of a drum kit in…

— Bill Ward

I had been practicing guitar about six months beforehand; I concentrated mostly on the songs I had to play. I got those down pretty…

— Freddie Highmore

Basically, everything I've learned on guitar, I've learned from listening to my favorite albums. I never had any formal training. My teachers were Dimebag…

— Zacky Vengeance