"Years from now, after I'm gone, someone will……" — Chet Atkins
"Years from now, after I'm gone, someone will listen to what I've done and know I was here. They may not know or care who I was, but they'll hear my guitars speaking for me."
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18 Quotes by Chet Atkins
Chet Atkins has 18 quotes on this site.
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Once you become predictable, no one's interested anymore.
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You shape your own destiny.
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If you hear something you like, and you're halfway like the public, chances are they'll like it too.
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A long apprenticeship is the most logical way to success. The only alternative is overnight stardom, but I can't give…
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You want a little talent on that?
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There is a long history in country music of songs celebrating drinking and lamenting drinking. Country songs for the most…
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...Everyone has their own sound, and if you're heard enough, folks will come to recognize it. Style however, is a…
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Lenny Breau is one of the true geniuses of the guitar. I suppose he is a musician's musician. His knowledge…
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Approach your guitar intelligently, and if there are limits, don't deny them. Work within your restrictions. Somethings you can do…
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It takes a lot of devotion and work, or maybe I should say play, because if you love it, that's…
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It took me 20 years to learn I couldn't tune too well. Â And by that time I was too…
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When I was a little boy, I told my dad, 'When I grow up, I want to be a musician.'…
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