Away Quote by John Petrucci

In the '90s, I think I rediscovered my guitar. The Jam was obviously very guitar-based, but in the Style Council I just got really…

— Paul Weller

When I first wanted to play guitar it was because I had seen Brian Setzer. He's so good! I mean I was just blown…

— Kim Shattuck

I've always been at war with the guitar. All vocalists are fighting a war with the electric rhythm guitar.

— Nick Cave

My main electric guitar belonged to Clarence White, the great guitarist for the Byrds.

— Marty Stuart

When I got my first guitar, I played along with everything I heard that had guitar in it, like the Ramones, Nirvana and Sublime,…

— Gary Clark, Jr

Steve Morse is a very good guitar player, but he's American, and he's using humbucker pickups. If you ask me, those two are not…

— Yngwie Malmsteen

Oftentimes, whenever I do interviews with guitar magazines and we discuss my influences, I mention people like Steve Morse, Alex Lifeson, Al Di Meola…

— John Petrucci

My grandpa was a country singer, and I started learning guitar from him, just at the kitchen table when I was younger, and I…

— Trixie Mattel

Over time, I've loved jazz, Miles Davis and Chet Baker, then Janis and Jimi and Creedence, then classic rock.

— Juliette Lewis

I can't say I feel influenced by today's guitar players.

— Robin Trower

Radiohead and Our Lady Peace are doing the seven layers of guitar, and I kind of jumped on that before anyone else did.

— Billy Corgan

It was my love for the guitar that first got me into music and singing.

— Ed Sheeran