Guitarist Quote by Glenn Branca

If I had known I would influence so many guitarists, I would have practiced more.

— Ace Frehley

It's not crazy to want to have certain songs be developed harmonically and still want to make noise with the guitar. And you can…

— Elvis Costello

I don't play for the guitarists in the audience. I play for the musicians.

— Frank Gambale

Guitarists should be able to pick up the guitar and play music on it for an hour, without a rhythm section or anything.

— Joe Pass

I try not to punish the audience by making them listen to too much acoustic guitar.

— Kaki King

But remember, guitar players are a dime a dozen.

— Krist Novoselic

I think guitarists are really over-admired and over-revered.

— Jonny Greenwood

I don't consider myself a skilled enough instrumentalist to be able to create the atmosphere that I want with just my guitar by myself.

— Thalia Zedek

I can't stand loud guitars that make me deaf.

— Nina Simone

I don't try to make 15 musicians sound like two each.

— Les Baxter

But I say these things in an objective dispassionate manner because, you know, and I can't explain why, but being one of the greatest…

— John Fahey

A good player can make any guitar sound good.

— Mike Bloomfield