"A lot of places we go, when they……" — Wes Montgomery
"A lot of places we go, when they see the organ coming in, they're expecting rock and roll, but after they hear us play they like it. To me, guitar cuts through-it carries more than organ. But organ has got more guts."
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14 Quotes by Wes Montgomery
Wes Montgomery has 14 quotes on this site.
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I've really gone into business since I got the 6 string, which was like starting all over.
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I don't know whether it was his (Charlie Christian's) melodic lines, his sound or his approach, but I hadn't heard…
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I got a standard box. I don't never want nothing special. Then if I drop my box, I can borrow…
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If a jazz player is really playing, the classical player will have to respect him.
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You know, John Coltrane has been sort of a god to me. Seems like, in a way, he didn't get…
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Playing octaves was just a coincidence. And it's still such a challenge, like chord versions, block chords like cats play…
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To me, all guitar players can play, because I know they're getting to where they're at. It's a very hard…
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I don't know that many chords. I'd be loaded if I knew that many. But that's not my aim. My…
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Well, I got pretty good and went on the road with a group. We starved. At that time I didn't…
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It's impossible for me to feel like there's only one way to do a thing. There's nothing wrong with having…
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Regardless of what you play, the biggest thing is keeping the feel going.
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When I got pretty good I went on the road with a group. We starved.
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