“Jimi Hendrix could play better than our best guys and he did it while he was dancing while being completely outrageous.” Quote by David Crosby
“Duane Allman was one of the best there ever was ... when you listen to him, you are hearing a truly gifted individual giving his all to the music, and there is nothing better than that. Duane played music the same way that he rode his motorcycle and drove his car .. he was a daredevil, just triple Scorpio, God's-on-my-side wide open... that was part of the romance and I loved Duane. I have nothing but admiration for him” WayGivingRomanceIndividualSidesMusicCarHearingWideAdmirationGiftedMotorcycleDaredevilScorpios Author:Richard Betts
“Kenny Burrell is the grand master of jazz guitar.” MusicMastersJazzGuitarKenny Author:Dizzy Gillespie
“Most beginners want to learn lead because they think it's cool .. consequently, they never really develop good rhythm skills .. since most of a rock guitarists time is spent playing rhythm, it's important to learn to do it well .. learning lead should come after you can play solid backup and have the sound of the chords in your head” ThinkingWantShouldWellsImportantPlayFunnySoundInspiringMusicRocksSkillsRhythmChordsGuitaristBeginnersBackup Author:Eddie Van Halen
“...the people at large absolutely gave James Brown respect. He was an original like a Rembrandt or a Picasso” PeopleMusicOriginalsBrown Author:Aretha Franklin
“My policy is not how fast you play, it's not how much you play but it's what you play and where you play it ... play for the commercial side of the music ... the word I still use today is called "simplicity" .. it is so important that you use simplicity in your playing and in your music.” StillsImportantPlayUseTodaySidesMusicPolicySimplicity Author:James Burton
“Everyone has their own sound, and if you're heard enough, folks will come to recognize it. Style however, is a different thing. Try to express your own ideas. It's much more difficult to do, but the rewards are there if you're good enough to pull it off.” IfsTryingIdeasDifferentEnoughFunnyDifficultSoundInspiringMusicHeardStyleRewardsFolksDifferent ThingsGood EnoughGuitaristGuitar MusicGuitar Sound Author:Chet Atkins
“... When I heard "Pride and Joy" by Stevie Ray Vaughn on the radio, I just said "Hallelujah" .. he was just so good and strong and he would not be denied... he single handedly brought guitar and blues oriented music back to the marketplace” SaidJoyStrongMusicHeardPrideGuitarRadioRaysDeniedMarketplaceHallelujah Author:Richard Betts
“I wanted a Gibson type sound, but with a Strat vibrato ... I bought a body from Charvel for $50.00 and a neck for $80.00 - I slapped it together, put an old Gibson PAF in it and painted it up with the stripes” BodyWantedTogetherSoundMusicTypeNecksStripes Author:Eddie Van Halen
“There's something about the Strat's shape that is at once masculine and feminine” MusicShapesFeminineMasculineMasculine And Feminine Author:Bonnie Raitt
“I got a standard box. I don't never want nothing special. Then if I drop my box, I can borrow somebody else's.” IfsWantI CanMusicSpecialStandardsBoxes Author:Wes Montgomery