Guitar Quotes
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Listen, the story of the United States is this: One kid, without anything, walks out of his house, down the road, with nothing but a guitar and conquers the world. And we've done that again, and again, and again – Johnny Cash, Hank Williams, Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Jimmy Rogers, Howlin' Wolf, Muddy Waters.
T Bone Burnett -
Deep Purple, 'In Rock'. My cousin got me into it. I really dug it and that's why I started playing guitar. There's been other albums over the years, but that was the first one.
Phil Collen Def Leppard
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It all comes down to the density of the wood. Every guitar's different.
Robin Trower Procol Harum -
If You're going to sweep the floor, sweep it better than anybody in town. And if You're going to play the guitar, really, really, really get in it, and don't be jivin'.
Carlos Santana Santana -
Sometimes I feel like nothin,' somethin' throwed away, Somethin' throwed away. And then I get my guitar, play the blues all day.
William Christopher Handy -
Since I was a kid, when I pick up my guitar it's been hard for me to write some sort of bubblegum lyrics. It's not really ever been my route.
Aaron Bruno -
I play guitar because I like to make loud noises. And the guitar is the coolest way to make a loud noise.
Kim Thayil Soundgarden -
Take this rifle, kid. Gimme that guitar.
Bobby Bare
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With a guitar I would be able to express the things I felt in sounds.
William Christopher Handy -
Speaking of stage freight. I was terrified! It was in NOLA at an all ages show. I was wearing Jeans, a Van Halen t-shirt, and a bandana on my neck. Once I gripped that microphone stand, I did not let go! I plugged my microphone into a guitar FX pedal. Then at the end of the a Black Sabbath song we were covering, I hit the guitar pedal. It was horrific!
Phil Anselmo Pantera -
Guitar is for the head, drums are for the chest, but bass gets you in the groin.
Suzi Quatro -
One of the signature things about Heart was the acoustic guitar in a rock format, which you didn't hear that often.
Nancy Wilson Heart -
I've always lived in that guitar world. I have noticed kids being more into the real essence of guitar music now.
Brian May Queen -
I never wanted to sing. I just wanted to play rhythm guitar - hide in the back and just play.
Kurt Cobain Nirvana
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Just because I have a guitar, it doesn't mean that changes me. I still rhyme, I still sing.
Lauryn Hill Fugees -
In real life I can play guitar, sure, but badly.
Stuart Townsend -
I only took about five guitar lessons in my life from an actual teacher. I learned fast that that wasn't for me. I didn't have the attention span to learn that way. So I learned the basics from my dad, then just from playing on stage, and watching other guitar players.
Jason Aldean -
My favorite guitar solo of all time was Elliot Randall's on `Reelin' In The Years'.
Jimmy Page Led Zeppelin -
“I taught myself how to play the guitar by watching videos on YouTube. Until this day, I don’t know the music notes but I do know all the chords.
Junior H -
My dad gave $3 and a chicken for the first guitar I had.
Carl Perkins
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Bass is for people who can't play guitar...
Eddie Van Halen Van Halen -
What happens is people go, 'I want to play the guitar,' and the first thing they do is hit Google: 'How can I play this?' and the next thing you know, you've learned all these tricks, but you've never learned how to play rhythm guitar with a groove.
Steve Lukather Toto -
I would have issues with directions songs were taking, but I never heard one of Carlos' Dangler basslines and said, "I don't like that, do something else." The same goes for the beat and the guitars. I think that's why we were able to make four albums together.
Paul Banks Interpol -
Some of the songs I wanted to be really full, but there's something to be said for just a voice and a guitar
Ingrid Michaelson