Extras Quote by Hunter Hayes

I was staying with my sister and messing around with the guitar every day for my own amusement. Then she took me around and…

— Otis Rush

When I was 15, I got super into Eric Clapton. My father took notice of this and got me a guitar for Christmas.

— Elias

My fourth birthday, I was given a violin, and my fifth birthday, a guitar. I didn't start to play until I saw Hendrix on…

— Yngwie Malmsteen

I ended up spending some time with Jimi Hendrix and hanging out with him, and that was beyond awesome.

— Cassandra Peterson

After months of playing air guitar to 'Free Bird', what really got me into guitar was watching a documentary about Jimi Hendrix and picking…

— Kirk Hammett

In fact, Russell Crowe once phoned me up to see if I wanted to go to a party but I had to bring my…

— Billy Boyd

Eventually as a teenager, I was pulled up on stage by James Brown's saxophone player, Maceo Parker, during one of his concerts and scatted…

— Wendy Starland

I found myself in a meeting on my 13th birthday, which I really had no idea the enormity of, but I was in a…

— Cody Simpson

When I was 12 years old I discovered Bill Monroe and my dad got me a mandolin.

— Marty Stuart

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

Elvis was the reason I picked up the guitar.

— Paul Simon

I had admired Waylon [ Jennings], but I never expected to meet him and get to know him. When I finally moved to Nashville…

— Steve Young