“I believe I love my guitar more than the others love theirs. For John and Paul, songwriting is pretty important and guitar playing is a means to an end. While they're making up new tunes I can thoroughly enjoy myself just doodling around with a guitar for a whole evening. I'm fascinated by new sounds I can get from different instruments I try out. I'm not sure that makes me particularly musical. Just call me a guitar fanatic instead, and I'll be satisfied.” TryingBelieveMeanI CanImportantDifferentEndsWholeI BelieveEnjoySoundInstrumentsGuitarMusicalSatisfiedEveningNot SureTunesCall MeSongwritingFascinatedFanaticsMaking UpMeans To An EndGuitar PlayingDoodling Author:George Harrison
“Anything that has more of Graham's guitar playing, I'm bound to like.” GuitarBoundsGuitar Playing Author:Jonny Greenwood
“Like, when we did Parliament and Funkadelic and Bootsy, it was actually one thing. But there were so many people that you could split them up into different groups. And then, when we went out on tour and they [the record companies] would see us all up there together - we had five, six guitars playing at one time, not including the bass! -, they said: "Wait a minute, that's just one whole group, selling different names!" But it wasn't - we had enough people in the group that each member would have a section to be another group. So now we're finally starting to get them to understand that.” PeopleSaidDifferentEnoughWholeTogetherNamesWaitingCompanyRecordsFiveOne ThingGroupsMinutesMembersSixGuitarIncludingStartingSellingJust OneCollaborationOne TimeSplitsThey SaidSectionsParliamentBassHad EnoughRecord CompaniesGuitar PlayingDifferent Names Author:Gary Snyder
“I guess because I had such a horrible life growing up, going from place to place not knowing what I was gonna do and ending up being homeless, there was a lot of pain and a lot of anger that was coming out through my guitar playing.” PainGrowing UpKnowingGrowingAngerGuitarHorribleComing OutNot KnowingHomelessGuitar PlayingHorrible Life Author:Dave Mustaine
“I'm supportive of women, absolutely, and it's so gratifying to have girls come up and say, 'I'm really inspired by your guitar playing.' I mean no disrespect to the sisterhood, but musically I feel more drawn to things like Dirty Projectors, the National and Grizzly Bear.” FeelsMeanGirlBearsInspiredGuitarCome UpDirtySupportiveDisrespectSisterhoodNaughtyGuitar PlayingGrizzliesProjectorsGrizzly Bears Author:St. Vincent
“Martin Swinger is one of those rare singer-songwriters who excels at everything: singing, songwriting, guitar-playing, and being so present with his humor, tenderness, and wild mind that his performances are also deep conversations, soul to soul and heart to heart, about the quirks, surprises, and love that brings us most alive. His songs, ranging from the little plastic parts that hold the world together, to what enlightenment comes from Buddha and Betty Boop falling in love, are whimsically and wisely original and enduring.” WorldMindHeartLittlesSoulTogetherSongFallAliveConversationSingingEnlightenmentPerformancesAnd LoveOriginalsSurpriseFalling In LoveEndureGuitarSingersSongwritingPlasticTendernessSongwritersSinger SongwritersQuirksHeart To HeartGuitar Playing Author:Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
“I grew up with all kinds of music, but my heart was particularly drawn to Country Music because of the guitar playing, the lyrics and of artists like Steve Warner and Vince Gill.” HeartKindCountryArtistGrewMy HeartGrew UpMusic IsGuitarAll KindsGuitar Playing Author:Bryan White
“Arranging is the way I put my stamp on my music as much as my guitar playing.” WayGuitarStampsArrangingGuitar Playing Author:Lee Ritenour
“Either I'm a genius or I'm mad, which is it? "No," I said, "I can't be mad because nobody's put me away; therefore I'm a genius." Genius is a form of madness and we're all that way. But I used to be coy about it, like me guitar playing. But if there's such a thing as genius - I am one. And if there isn't, I don't care.” IfsWayInspirationalSaidI CanCareFormUsedGeniusMadnessMadGuitarDon't CareLike MeUsed To BeI Don't CareRelatableGuitar Playing Author:John Lennon
“Every time the guys were knocked out by my guitar playing and the girls were knocked out by the type of songs I did. That set us apart from the average blues band.” GuySongGirlTypeBandGuitarAverageGuitar Playing Author:George Thorogood
“The bulk of my set is instrumental and you have to give yourself and the audience some relief because a performance is not about great guitar playing it's really about entertainment.” GivingAudiencePerformancesGuitarEntertainmentReliefGuitar Playing Author:Leo Kottke
“EverTune is, without a doubt, the most important advance in guitar playing since the electric tuner. Using the EverTune, both onstage and in the studio, has completely changed the game. It's almost impossible to explain how amazing this innovation is. Pure magic!” ImportantGamesDoubtImpossibleMagicChangedPureInnovationGuitarStudiosElectricGuitar Playing Author:Ben Weinman
“My guitar playing has not developed as much as I think it could because I never practice. I only play when I'm writing or recording or when I'm playing on tour. When I'm sitting around at home, I never play.” ThinkingWritingPlayHomePracticeSittingGuitarSitting AroundGuitar Playing Author:Juliana Hatfield
“I'd much rather talk about guitar playing. I hate it when people ask me about my lyrics. I always feel like telling them to just go and read them.” PeopleFeelsHateAsksI HateGuitarAsk MeGuitar Playing Author:James Hetfield