Guitar Quote by Geezer Butler

... another guitar player who had a tremendous influence on my life was Howard Roberts ... I'd listened to a lot of Tal Farlow,…

— Jeff Baxter

Growing up, I was listening to a lot of Metallica, a lot of instrumental guitar music because I started out as a guitar player.

— Ludwig Goransson

When I got out of high school, I was in a blues band. It was the kind of music I was interested in, and…

— Todd Rundgren

I think guitar-wise, Eric Clapton was a big influence on me. I got to spend time around him. He's kind of strange, mysterious, serious…

— Dhani Harrison

All the different styles I've played have really helped me as a guitarist and helped me develop my own way of playing.

— Tommy Bolin

My father was a guitar player, and I was raised with a super high standard of what good guitar playing was.

— Billy Corgan

I grew up around guitar players.

— Charlie Haden

My dad is obsessed with music, so I was raised around this guitar player that really wanted me to be a guitar player.

— Zach Condon

I suppose my father was more influential in my starting to play the guitar.

— Andy Partridge

I was inspired to play electric guitar from listening to a lot of Carlos Santana, Stevie Ray Vaughan, and B.B. King, and that's always…

— Orianthi

My dad was my first influence. He played classical guitar and my uncle Ron played the blues.

— Jason Becker

Pete Townshend is one of my greatest influences. More than any other guitarist, he taught me how to play rhythm guitar and demonstrated its…

— Alex Lifeson