Method Quote by Rory Gallagher

One thing I really hate about people who play both acoustic and electric is if they try to play electric style on an acoustic…

— Rory Gallagher

Touring doesn't have to be a harried, cliched way of life.

— Rory Gallagher

There was nobody in the city I came from - Cork, Ireland - that I could link up with to teach me the guitar.

— Rory Gallagher

Basically, I like anything with guts - Lead Belly, Bill Big Broonzy, Johnny Winter, the Stones.

— Rory Gallagher

It's dangerous not to tour, because people assume you've faded away, or have no interest.

— Rory Gallagher

I started on acoustic guitar after I heard Leadbelly and Big Bill Broonzy.

— Rory Gallagher

One of the things that was crucial for me I got from Rory Gallagher, which was the idea of, like, being a guitar player…

— Rory Gallagher

I could bear being in the charts and being on everyone's car radio 10 times a day. I'm just terrified of... a lot of…

— Rory Gallagher

I'm a great listener - I play records all the time at home. And I play guitar as a hobby. So inspiration has never…

— Rory Gallagher

I think that I set such high standards for myself that sometimes I expect other people to live up to these standards, and it's…

— Rory Gallagher

Playing live is my natural element. It's too hard to relax in the studio because there are too many options. It's just not as…

— Rory Gallagher

Obviously, I would like to play to bigger audiences and have a bit more success, but not if I have to commercialize.

— Rory Gallagher