Guitar Quote by Steven Wilson

Most of our songs were written on acoustic guitar before they made it to the practice stage.

— Dave Grohl

The way I look at it, I'm a songwriter that just happens to play guitar.

— Rick Nielsen

The music takes on all different jobs and hopefully is part of telling the story. Each song has to be a story unto itself.…

— Frank Wildhorn

But that guitar is the perfect companion to the human voice. You rest it against your gut, against your heart, and when you strum…

— Jason Mraz

There is a musical rhythm to great writing, especially if it's performed correctly.

— Richard LaGravenese

Some composers end up writing for the guitar as they would write piano music or, more often, harp music. It isn't the same.

— Julian Bream

When I pick up the guitar, it's a melody, and that's what drives the lyrics. It's bits and pieces of truth, but it is…

— Ray LaMontagne

Whether it's string writing or whatever, I try to write for what each instrumentalist can do best.

— Chuck Mangione

I write songs on guitar and that's about how good of a guitar player I am. I can write songs on it.

— Billy Bob Thornton

I have this really beautiful Martin guitar, and it just kind of writes songs for me.

— Stephan Jenkins

In recording, you're trying to make something work sonically - getting the right inflection on the right guitar sound - and maybe a part…

— Beck

I'm quite glad I never learned to play the guitar, because I think I'd write songs that were more classically structured. As it is,…

— Florence Welch