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Guitar Quotes

"I have no secrets; all of these things have been discussed at length in guitar magazines over the years but are far too elaborate to cover in one article."

"I have no secrets; all of these things have been discussed at length in guitar magazines over the years but are far too elaborate to cover in one article."

Adrian Belew, American Musician

Guitar, Secrets, Years

14

"I play guitar, piano, bass and percussion."

"I play guitar, piano, bass and percussion."

Teena Marie, American Musician

14

"I think when I began, I played distortion more than the guitar. The results of my strumming. Now I play the twang of the string, which is a lot closer to the source of the sound making."

"I think when I began, I played distortion more than the guitar. The results of my strumming. Now I play the twang of the string, which is a lot closer to the source of the sound making."

Ian Williams, American Musician

Guitar, Now, Play, Results

14

"I played guitar when I was young and never really considered it as a way to make a living."

"I played guitar when I was young and never really considered it as a way to make a living."

Lyle Lovett, American Musician

14

"To stay a great singer or guitar player, you've got to do it 24/7. That's what I do."

"To stay a great singer or guitar player, you've got to do it 24/7. That's what I do."

Sammy Hagar, American Musician

14

"I always hated jazz guitar. I loved jazz saxophone but I hated jazz guitar. If I would buy an organ trio record I would make sure I'd buy one that did not have a guitar player on it. The sound was awful!"

"I always hated jazz guitar. I loved jazz saxophone but I hated jazz guitar. If I would buy an organ trio record I would make sure I'd buy one that did not have a guitar player on it. The sound was awful!"

Tom Verlaine, American Musician

Guitar, Jazz, Sound

14

"I have no guitar technique."

"I have no guitar technique."

Warren Zevon, American Musician

14

"It's hard to say this about a guy like Eddie Van Halen, one of the greatest guitar players who ever lived, but he's really limited to a style and they're locked into it."

"It's hard to say this about a guy like Eddie Van Halen, one of the greatest guitar players who ever lived, but he's really limited to a style and they're locked into it."

Sammy Hagar, American Musician

14

"Dorsey played the upright bass and steel guitar, as well as acoustic guitar. Johnny played acoustic guitar and together they were fabulous songwriters and singers."

"Dorsey played the upright bass and steel guitar, as well as acoustic guitar. Johnny played acoustic guitar and together they were fabulous songwriters and singers."

Jimmy Griffin, American Musician

14

"Guitar players in the nineties seem to be reacting against the technique oriented eighties."

"Guitar players in the nineties seem to be reacting against the technique oriented eighties."

Kirk Hammett, American Musician

13

"I always wanted a guitar. I always wanted to be a cowboy singer because I also listened to Hank Williams, and he would always sing these neat romantic songs."

"I always wanted a guitar. I always wanted to be a cowboy singer because I also listened to Hank Williams, and he would always sing these neat romantic songs."

Dick Dale, American Musician

Guitar, Romantic, Songs

13

"I just like simplicity. I like simple songs, I like simple chords, simple vocals, simple lead guitar. I just like simplicity. That's just the way I like it."

"I just like simplicity. I like simple songs, I like simple chords, simple vocals, simple lead guitar. I just like simplicity. That's just the way I like it."

Jeremy Spencer, British Musician

Guitar, Simplicity, Songs

13

"I'm not a good guitar player."

"I'm not a good guitar player."

Adam Jones, American Musician

13

"My sunglasses are like my guitar."

"My sunglasses are like my guitar."

Patti Smith, American Musician

13

"But remember, guitar players are a dime a dozen."

"But remember, guitar players are a dime a dozen."

Krist Novoselic, American Musician

13

"Before, I was terrified on stage. I only play guitar during the acoustic songs. After a while, you can elicit certain responses from the crowd, like Elvis."

"Before, I was terrified on stage. I only play guitar during the acoustic songs. After a while, you can elicit certain responses from the crowd, like Elvis."

Andy Gibb, Australian Musician

Guitar, Play, Songs

13

"Puberty hit me very hard, and I basically had no use for school once I discovered the guitar."

"Puberty hit me very hard, and I basically had no use for school once I discovered the guitar."

Rick Springfield, American Musician

13

"The guitar was my weapon, my shield to hide behind."

"The guitar was my weapon, my shield to hide behind."

Brian May, English Musician

13

"I approach playing acoustic guitar more of as a percussive instrument. It's fragile. I don't have a lot of finesse when it comes to my guitar playing."

"I approach playing acoustic guitar more of as a percussive instrument. It's fragile. I don't have a lot of finesse when it comes to my guitar playing."

Billie Joe Armstrong, American Musician

13

"I went to see John Mayall at the Marquee, with Peter Green on guitar, and that was a particularly good gig."

"I went to see John Mayall at the Marquee, with Peter Green on guitar, and that was a particularly good gig."

Alvin Lee, English Musician

13

"That was the reasoning behind learning to play bass, and then after that it was more like it was neat to play songs together - for me to play bass and for him to play guitar."

"That was the reasoning behind learning to play bass, and then after that it was more like it was neat to play songs together - for me to play bass and for him to play guitar."

Tom Araya, American Musician

Guitar, Learning, Play, Songs

13

"I've got holes in my guitar."

"I've got holes in my guitar."

Dick Dale, American Musician

13

"I can't say I feel influenced by today's guitar players."

"I can't say I feel influenced by today's guitar players."

Robin Trower, English Musician

13

"For me, the most difficult thing is that I am learning melodies on guitar from some songs whose melodies were not meant to be played on guitar. Ever. They were intended mostly for keyboards or melodic percussion."

"For me, the most difficult thing is that I am learning melodies on guitar from some songs whose melodies were not meant to be played on guitar. Ever. They were intended mostly for keyboards or melodic percussion."

Dweezil Zappa, American Musician

Guitar, Learning, Songs

13

"I just go where the guitar takes me."

"I just go where the guitar takes me."

Angus Young, Scottish Musician

13

"My voice is my improvisational instrument, the melody instrument. The guitar is harmonic structure. I'm not a good enough guitarist to improvise on it."

"My voice is my improvisational instrument, the melody instrument. The guitar is harmonic structure. I'm not a good enough guitarist to improvise on it."

Paul Simon, American Musician

13

"I did play every little note on the guitar on that record."

"I did play every little note on the guitar on that record."

Lita Ford, American Musician

13

"I still play the guitar and piano, but hardly ever in public."

"I still play the guitar and piano, but hardly ever in public."

Michael Storm, American Actor

Guitar, Play, Public

13

"I'm not good enough to be playin' much acoustic guitar onstage. Man, you gotta get so right; I mean, the tones, the feel, the sound. Plus, acoustic blues guitar is just that much harder on the fingers."

"I'm not good enough to be playin' much acoustic guitar onstage. Man, you gotta get so right; I mean, the tones, the feel, the sound. Plus, acoustic blues guitar is just that much harder on the fingers."

Johnny Winter, American Musician

Guitar, Man, Right, Sound

13

"It's the faster bands that made me want to play guitar, bands like The Jam."

"It's the faster bands that made me want to play guitar, bands like The Jam."

Graham Coxon, German Musician

Guitar, Play, Want

12

"There will be some tracks on the next album which that will consist of mostly noise and feedback, whereas others may just have guitar parts and samples."

"There will be some tracks on the next album which that will consist of mostly noise and feedback, whereas others may just have guitar parts and samples."

Daisy Berkowitz, American Musician

Guitar, May, Will

12

"On acoustic guitar I tend to stay in the key of D for some reason. On electric guitar I keep basic: C, G, D, and A. The key of D minor is also real good for me."

"On acoustic guitar I tend to stay in the key of D for some reason. On electric guitar I keep basic: C, G, D, and A. The key of D minor is also real good for me."

Tommy Shaw, American Musician

Guitar, Key, Reason

12

"If you can't play it on an acoustic guitar or a grand piano then it's not a song."

"If you can't play it on an acoustic guitar or a grand piano then it's not a song."

Christopher Cross, American Musician

Guitar, Play, Song

12

"Once I picked up an electric guitar, I lost interest in piano, and I just wanted to rock. I studied piano for so long, I got burned out on it."

"Once I picked up an electric guitar, I lost interest in piano, and I just wanted to rock. I studied piano for so long, I got burned out on it."

Juliana Hatfield, American Musician

Guitar, Interest

12

"I wasn't originally a bass player. I just found out I was needed, because everyone wants to play guitar."

"I wasn't originally a bass player. I just found out I was needed, because everyone wants to play guitar."

Tina Weymouth, American Musician

12

"I can't even read notes. But I can teach someone how to make a guitar smoke."

"I can't even read notes. But I can teach someone how to make a guitar smoke."

Ace Frehley, American Musician

12

"There's just not a lot of guys around playing like that these days; a lot of steel players are plugging into stomp boxes, trying to sound like Jeff Beck on a steel guitar."

"There's just not a lot of guys around playing like that these days; a lot of steel players are plugging into stomp boxes, trying to sound like Jeff Beck on a steel guitar."

John Fogerty, American Musician

Guitar, Sound, Trying

12

"More recently, I used guitar synthesizer extensively on the two albums I did with Robert Fripp."

"More recently, I used guitar synthesizer extensively on the two albums I did with Robert Fripp."

Andy Summers, English Musician

12

"I'll sit around and play my guitar; that's how I write tunes."

"I'll sit around and play my guitar; that's how I write tunes."

Otis Rush, American Musician

12

"I like jazz, but I could never play it. You just sit there with a guitar the size of a Chevy on your chest, wearing a stupid hat, playing the same solo for an hour."

"I like jazz, but I could never play it. You just sit there with a guitar the size of a Chevy on your chest, wearing a stupid hat, playing the same solo for an hour."

Dave Mustaine, American Musician

Guitar, Jazz, Play

12

"It all comes down to the density of the wood. Every guitar's different."

"It all comes down to the density of the wood. Every guitar's different."

Robin Trower, English Musician

12

"I had done a fair bit of traveling during the holidays in my school days with my guitar and discovered that I could live on it. Admittedly, I traveled with a sleeping bag but I could always find somewhere to lay my head."

"I had done a fair bit of traveling during the holidays in my school days with my guitar and discovered that I could live on it. Admittedly, I traveled with a sleeping bag but I could always find somewhere to lay my head."

Jeremy Irons, English Actor

Guitar, Holidays, School, Traveling

12

"A lot of times, I played bass on songs. Gene plays guitar on some songs."

"A lot of times, I played bass on songs. Gene plays guitar on some songs."

Ace Frehley, American Musician

12

"I'm not the kind of guy who deserves to play a vintage guitar because I'm too rough on instruments."

"I'm not the kind of guy who deserves to play a vintage guitar because I'm too rough on instruments."

Tommy Shaw, American Musician

12

"I'm pretty basic as far as technique is concerned. I don't use many gadgets, and I like the sound my guitar makes, anyway."

"I'm pretty basic as far as technique is concerned. I don't use many gadgets, and I like the sound my guitar makes, anyway."

Brian May, English Musician

Guitar, Pretty, Sound

12

"It's been very hard for the guitar as a serious synthesizer to compete with keyboards."

"It's been very hard for the guitar as a serious synthesizer to compete with keyboards."

Andy Summers, English Musician

12

"I've played piano and guitar when I was younger."

"I've played piano and guitar when I was younger."

Debra Wilson, American Comedian

12

"T-Bone Walker was a big influence on just about every guitar player around."

"T-Bone Walker was a big influence on just about every guitar player around."

Johnny Winter, American Musician

Guitar, Influence

12

"Unless the guitar works as a color, then I don't use it, so I haven't been playing guitar too much lately."

"Unless the guitar works as a color, then I don't use it, so I haven't been playing guitar too much lately."

Trevor Rabin, South African Musician

12

"I mean, no offense, but I don't really see why, like guitar players from Creed, or something like that, are on the cover of guitar magazines. Almost anybody can sit down and learn to play those songs."

"I mean, no offense, but I don't really see why, like guitar players from Creed, or something like that, are on the cover of guitar magazines. Almost anybody can sit down and learn to play those songs."

Dweezil Zappa, American Musician

Guitar, Play, Songs

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