Began Quote by Ian Williams

When I think of a lot of the players I admire, they could always play their parts without hiding behind distortion and sustain. Put…

— John Petrucci

Experimenting with different sounds is great, but when it comes down to it, you're still playing a guitar.

— Anonymous

I approach playing acoustic guitar more of as a percussive instrument. It's fragile. I don't have a lot of finesse when it comes to…

— Billie Joe Armstrong

I started doing up-and-down strumming, basically to keep time and to play fast. As time went on, I started realizing other guitar players couldn't…

— Johnny Ramone

I play the guitar a little bit.

— Jim DeMint

I love playing acoustic guitar because I strum with my hands to feel more connected.

— Ananya Birla

I think the way I play the guitar is very percussive. I play a lot of rhythm chops as though I were playing congas…

— Tommy Bolin

When I started writing music on the guitar, it started off very folky because of my limited ability to play. It was slow, soft…

— Kiesza

I try to become a singer. The guitar has always been abused with distortion units and funny sorts of effects, but when you don't…

— Jeff Beck

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

When you're first starting out, there's always the temptation to hide behind distortion because it lets you get away with murder. But, when it…

— Kirk Hammett

I've started to look at guitar playing from more than just a standpoint of using certain modes and techniques.

— Jim Root