“I tried to make guitars that were close to what my heroes played. That's the way it's done. My experience is that you have to do it like a musician. You have to learn the language before you can learn to be a novelist.” WayDoneLanguageHeroMusicianGuitarNovelistsMy Hero Author:Paul Reed Smith
“In the camera business, you won't survive if you don't innovate. In the guitar business you may or may not. The guitars being sold were designed between '48 and '59, Gibson SGs in '61.” IfsMayCamerasGuitar Author:Paul Reed Smith
“I don't see any rock stars playing an electric guitar from some new maker like you see in the acoustic guitar world.” WorldStarsRocksLike YouGuitarMakersElectricRock StarAcousticsAcoustic GuitarElectric Guitar Author:Paul Reed Smith
“Somebody's going to wake up and their job in life is going to be to make guitars. There are a lot of good, talented people.” PeopleJobsLife IsWake UpGuitar Author:Paul Reed Smith
“I change guitars as they come and go. I have one I played for almost a decade, but I've put it away. It was the first McCarty. Now, I'm playing one I grabbed off the line. I've been playing it ever since.” FirstsLinesGuitarDecadesComes And Goes Author:Paul Reed Smith
