Different Quote by James McBride

... what is so important is that you play for the artist and for the record and for the song ... everything else falls…

— James Burton

As long as I know what key the solo is in, I try to kind of empty my mind and not think about anything.…

— Ace Frehley

My solos are more tastefully conceived now. But I still get going in places. It's just that I build up to it now. I…

— Alvin Lee

I think a solo moves forward the way a song does, because it's reflective of the chords that I'm considering as I'm soloing, and…

— John Frusciante

Solo, you don't have compromise. It gets back to what's great when you're a musician.

— Curt Smith

When I play a solo I'm just expressing that moment. It can go horribly wrong easily enough.

— J Mascis

Being solo really lends itself to different interpretations - and everything is in the moment and on a whim. I never realised how far…

— Chris Cornell

There are times when I've been feeling something and played a solo that I've never been able to repeat.

— Brian May

With the solo stuff, it's like starting over from scratch. It's rolling up your sleeves and getting down to work.

— Cindy Wilson

I didn't intend to make one solo record, much less two. It's really a matter of seeing how it goes.

— Lee Ranaldo

I don't dictate the solos and I don't dictate the vocal harmonies.

— Dan Hicks

You want a solo to be structured, a song within a song, but you want it to sound like it's the first time you're…

— Orianthi