Drums Quote by Freddie Green

You shouldn't hear the guitar by itself. It should be part of the whole...You only notice the guitar when it's not there

— Freddie Green

As human beings we're visual creatures, and it's so easy to play the guitar by looking at it. It's a real challenge to go…

— Paul Gilbert

The guitar shouldn't be a main instrument, it should be a texture. It shouldn't be important whether it's there or not. If it's important…

— Oliver Sykes

There's just certain styles of playing that you do play in your own way. Maybe it's in the way your fingers bend, for all…

— Keith Richards

If I am feeling musical and I pick up the guitar, usually something will eventually come out and I'll see where it goes.

— William Fitzsimmons

If you want to play something that you hear, you need to listen with your mind's eye. You've heard of the mind's eye, right?…

— Steve Vai

Your sound is in your hands as much as anything. It's the way you pick, and the way you hold the guitar, more than…

— Stevie Ray Vaughan

Well, you know it was so different from when you rehearsed. You're out there with your guitar and trying to get a sound, but…

— Jonathan Richman

Honestly, if I was to learn how to play the guitar it would be an acoustic guitar. That's just the way I am. I'm…

— De'Aaron Fox

But that guitar is the perfect companion to the human voice. You rest it against your gut, against your heart, and when you strum…

— Jason Mraz

I hate to do anything halfway so I leave the guitar alone.

— Henry Mancini

I could hear and feel music going on in me, and I couldn't get it out. You can always depend on a guitar.

— Don Johnson