Band Quote by Paul Gilbert

I especially like the songs Hurry Up and The Curse Of Castle Dragon, and I often include them in my live show.

— Paul Gilbert

Everyone has to start somewhere! I certainly didn't sound great when I first started playing, and I remember all my guitar teachers, both good…

— Paul Gilbert

I use the volume control on my guitar, both for dynamics and as a manual noise gate.

— Paul Gilbert

With Racer X, whenever we have time, we try to put a record together. And that's always fun because the guys in the band…

— Paul Gilbert

It's so easy to practice out of context. For example, if you're learning a scale, you take that scale and you sit in your…

— Paul Gilbert

Two words: Kasim Sulton. I've been a Utopia fan for a long, long time, and Kasim's a pop hero of mine. I have to…

— Paul Gilbert

While I was writing the songs for 'Fuzz Universe,' I was immersing myself in Bulgarian Female Choir music, Baroque lute and violin pieces, Johnny…

— Paul Gilbert

I've found that as I've learned to improvise melodically, it seems like I can come up with a bigger variety of stuff. I kind…

— Paul Gilbert

Writing is a chore.

— Paul Gilbert

In my daily life, I tend to be very literal and unsuperstitious. But music gives me an outlet to be very emotional.

— Paul Gilbert

I've realized that, as the years have gone on, I have become completely impatient with the demo process.

— Paul Gilbert

I've certainly enjoyed doing clinic tours for larger audiences, but the most valuable teaching experience has been the hundreds of lessons that I've given…

— Paul Gilbert