Empty Quote by Gary Moore

Any guitar solo should reflect the music that it's soloing over and not just be existing in its own sort of little world.

— John Frusciante

Generally my songs are just some riffs slung together as an excuse for a guitar solo.

— J Mascis

And I've also come to the conclusion that, as far as guitar solos and things like that are concerned, it's more important to complement…

— Dave Navarro

I don't like guitar solos that are like, 'Look at me, look at me!' I like guitar solos that are little songs within the…

— Taylor Hawkins

We're losing the whole point: music is not to impress people, music has to stand up on its own and guitar solos are nothing…

— Gary Moore

A great guitar solo is really a song within a song. You can always go off and do your pageantry, but it has to…

— Orianthi

Invariably, guitar players that go solo make really bad records.

— Richard Hawley

Guitar solos bore the hell out of me. Only a few guitarists interest me, and it's not about the solos they play, it's about…

— Dan Auerbach

Guitar solos, to me, should be a really articulate way to make fun of guitar solos.

— Anonymous

I think a good guitar solo sounds so much better within the context of a good song.

— Gary Moore

My dad is a huge rock and roll lead guitar fan. I didn't even really know that until recently. Everything has to have a…

— Slash

I don't believe in having bands for solo records.

— Mick Jagger