Care Quote by Joe Satriani

I try to look at most of my solos as a musical piece within the song, not, say, showing off.

— Richie Sambora

And I've also come to the conclusion that, as far as guitar solos and things like that are concerned, it's more important to complement…

— Dave Navarro

Your solos should be as interesting as any other part of the song.

— John Petrucci

Guitar solos bore the hell out of me. Only a few guitarists interest me, and it's not about the solos they play, it's about…

— Dan Auerbach

I'm into the whole song-as-a-piece-of-music thing: if it literally doesn't call for it, if it already has enough stuff going on, then it's okay…

— Dimebag Darrell

I'm a minimalist at heart. If a song doesn't need a solo, I'm not going to force one into it.

— The Edge

We don't really have more than acouple of solos. It's just the way our music is put together.

— Tina Weymouth

You can go crazy and play solos in the right place, and that's great because it can intensify and bring an emotional lift. But…

— Benmont Tench

I don't like guitar solos that are like, 'Look at me, look at me!' I like guitar solos that are little songs within the…

— Taylor Hawkins

I'm not into solos, I'm into lyrics.

— Adam Jones

A guitar solo in the same part of every tune - that's been done so much. I think solos shine more when you have…

— Frank Iero

I'm more interested in melodic things. I think the biggest challenge when you go to play a solo is trying to invent a melody…

— Frank Zappa