Guitarist Quote by Jimmy Page

Generally my songs are just some riffs slung together as an excuse for a guitar solo.

— J Mascis

I was a very bad musician. I was the world's worst guitar player, so when I was performing solo with a guitar, I had…

— Loren Mazzacane Connors

I hate to do anything halfway so I leave the guitar alone.

— Henry Mancini

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

— Ace Frehley

I'd put a lot of work into playing guitar and was thinking I was pretty damn good. But Hendrix came along and destroyed everyone.

— Brian May

When I joined the band, being that I was going to take this up as a profession, I realized that there were no two…

— Michael Davis

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

It's one thing to sit at home and write a piece with your guitar, and quite another to have it performed by four people.…

— John Scofield

Anybody who's a guitar player that's spent that time with another guitar player, there's nothing better than that.

— John Frusciante

When you just get mixed up & there's too much going on, then it's time to pick up your guitar.

— Les Paul

It's always nice with two guitarists in one band to have some contrast.

— Derek Trucks

And if I would have taken lessons I probably wouldn't have done it, and what forced me to do all this weird stuff on…

— Eddie Van Halen