Great Quote by Julian Bream

I was into all sorts of music as a kid. I was very curious about ethnic music and different styles. I loved Django Reinhardt.…

— Denny Laine

My dad was a really good classical guitarist. He took lessons with a student of Andre Segovia.

— Jason Becker

I grew up playing classical guitar, so everything I learned was rooted in technique, form, presentation.

— Anna Ternheim

When I was 15, I became an avid fan of Andres Segovia. He brought so much respectability to the guitar.

— Jose Feliciano

I learned how to play guitar by playing along to Jane's Addiction records and Smashing Pumpkins records, things you can totally hear if you…

— Chino Moreno

Early on I was more interested in gypsy jazz music until rock and roll came around and I listened to a lot of Buddy…

— Denny Laine

I was inspired to play electric guitar from listening to a lot of Carlos Santana, Stevie Ray Vaughan, and B.B. King, and that's always…

— Orianthi

I play the piano and that's how I learned about music. I then taught myself the guitar, drums, percussion and various other things, such…

— Bill Bailey

I began to learn a lot of chords and rhythms. It was a bit boring at the time but came in very handy later…

— Alvin Lee

I'm a self-taught guitarist, but I have a classical music background.

— Adam Jones

I think I was first awakened to musical exploration by Dizzy Gillespie and Bird. It was through their work that I began to learn…

— John Coltrane

I learnt music by listening to other singers like Kishore Kumar, Mohammed Rafi, Billy Joel, Sting... I tried to emulate them. It has been…

— KK