Attraction Quote by Roger McGuinn

It was Elvis who really got me hooked on beat music. When I heard 'Heartbreak Hotel' I thought, this is it.

— Paul McCartney

Elvis was the reason I picked up the guitar.

— Paul Simon

I had a band in college called 'Nick Fear, The Most Terrifying Name in Rock and Roll.' Every time we played a concert at…

— Nick Searcy

It was Scotty Moore's guitar riff [in "I Want You, I Need You, I Love You"] when he was doing The Steve Allen Show…

— Elton John

See, I was nine years old when I saw Elvis on 'Ed Sullivan', and I had to get a guitar the next day. I…

— Bruce Springsteen

I'm a rock 'n' roll guy, really. I'm a big fan of Elvis. I got "Heartbreak Hotel" tattooed on my chest.

— Ed Westwick

It was Elvis that got me interested in music. I've been an Elvis fan since I was a kid.

— Elton John

I was an Elvis freak. That's all I listened to growing up.

— Scotty McCreery

I heard Skip James, and it pierced me. It felt like punk rock to me, real and raw. It was just one guitar, so…

— Fantastic Negrito

Charley Patton is the original inspiration. I didn't play anything when I was a kid. Then, when I was 20, I went into my…

— Chris Rea

The guitar saved me from a life of crime as a teenager.

— Myles Kennedy

I'll never forget when I heard Steve Morse and the Dixie Dregs for the first time. I was just blown away, and it changed…

— John Petrucci