Electric guitar Quote by Orianthi

My dad was vehemently opposed to electric guitars. He did not look on that kind of music as legitimate in any way

— Dan Fogelberg

When I was 15 years old, my cousin and I formed a singing group called The Altaires. And, because we became the most popular…

— George Benson

I started guitar when I was like thirteen. I had a friend whose dad had an electric guitar. In sixth grade or seventh grade…

— Adam Granduciel

There was a show in Germany called Beat Club, and they had a lot of bands playing live. And I had this master plan,…

— Ottmar Liebert

My dad didn't want me to play guitar. He played piano, so I chose that. And I ended up loving it

— Gavin DeGraw

Playing guitar was one of my childhood hobbies, and I had played a little at school and at camp. My parents would drag me…

— Bonnie Raitt

My father started me off on the guitar, and we learned classical guitar together.

— Julian Bream

I had piano lessons at five and started guitar at ten, but although music and acting was always around me, my parents never pressured…

— Micky Dolenz

When my parents gave me that first guitar, I became totally obsessed. I would stay in my room all the time with it, and…

— John 5

My older sister encouraged me from early on and bought me one of the first guitars I had. She listened to all of the…

— Tracy Chapman

My dad wanted me to play when I was a kid, so I learned to play the guitar. I pursued a career in music…

— Randy Travis

I got thrust a guitar by my mum as a little kid and always played it. I sort of fell in and out of…

— Ben Howard