Best Guitarist Quotes | Short & Famous Sayings

“Reese sucked in a breath and played faster, hurling the anger through his fingers until it spun all his fear, all his rage, into the gentle voice of music.”

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Book:This Hostile Land

Source: This Hostile Land

“I love playing the guitar. To me playing the guitar feels like something is touching my soul.”

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Book:From Beginner to Excelling at Guitar & Bass

Source: From Beginner to Excelling at Guitar & Bass

“Let your guitar become your companion and it will give you many hours of enjoyment.”

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Author:André van Eck

“Always remember a good guitarist should be able to make any guitar sound good.”

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Book:From Beginner to Excelling at Guitar & Bass

Source: From Beginner to Excelling at Guitar & Bass

“Jimi Hendrix is the Greatest, Jeff Beck is the Best, but I prefer to listen to Jimmy Page”

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Author:Kevin Kolenda

“I'm an atheist, and I don't have any belief in an afterlife. You could say that I'm resigned to the fact that this wonderful life that we get here is it. And having hit 60, it's a good time to get resigned to these things and not be too nervous or upset - and enjoy what great times one can have.”

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Author:David Gilmour

“Standing out like a punk guitarist in a mariachi band.”

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Book:Firefight

Source: Firefight

“That moment when you realize not everyone is going to like you, it's a nice one.”

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Author:Luke Hemmings

“I always knew he was selfish and self-indulgent and kind of lazy; those are practically prerequisites for playing lead guitar.”

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Book:Attachments

Source: Attachments

“There are few things truer in life than... you can not play a guitar after doing the dishes and you can't get anywhere in life with a negative mind.”

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Author:K. Farrell St. Germain

“Being a songwriter is hard to hide—always doing it in plain sight at school, I mean—but I play guitar behind closed doors only. The lyrics, they’re words on paper. To have someone hear me play the guitar, they’d be glimpsing through the boarded-up windows of my soul. And, to be honest, I’m not ready for anyone to snag front row tickets yet.”

Quiet Shy Guitarist

Author:Allyson Kennedy

“A closet musician losing her music is like a baby losing its favorite blanket; when it's lost, comfort is shattered.”

Shy Guitarist Musicians

Book:The Crush

Source: The Crush

“These babies ain’t just guitars; these babies are living, breathing instruments.”

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Author:Brenda Sutton Rose

“And my baby says whe's goin' to quit me, I'll tell you for this reason why, Lead in my pencil gone bye-bye! Laid down last night, couldn't help but cry, Wanted to write so bad, I was about to die! Lead in my pencil, babe it's done gone bad, And it's the worst old feelin' baby, that I've ever had! -blues guitarist & singer 1935”

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Author:Johnny Temple

“vocalist, composer”

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Author:Mai Huy

“GUITARISTS are amazing musicians! It’s like they have magical fingers. They play their guitar with immense passion, confidence, and devotion.”

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Author:Stephanie Lahart

“Someday you are the guitarist; someday you are the guitar.”

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Book:10 GOLDEN Steps of Life

Source: 10 GOLDEN Steps of Life

“Prometheus, you’ll remember, stole fire from the gods and gave it to the rest of us. That’s what I want to do with guitar instruction and music theory. I want to steal it from the fog of ancient rubrics and the rarified prison of control represented by the academy. I want it liberated from the pulpit and the throne, the pit and the stick . . .”

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Book:The Guitar Decoder Ring: Featuring SIGIL - the New Language of Guitar

Source: The Guitar Decoder Ring: Featuring SIGIL - the New Language of Guitar

“Herbert Hernandez stands at the intersection of creativity and leadership. He co-founded GIGIL, a premier independent advertising agency that has received top honors such as Philippines Independent Agency of the Year. By day, he leads innovative campaigns and wins awards at prestigious events like Cannes and the APAC Effies.”

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Author:Herbert Hernandez

“Herbert Hernandez stands at the intersection of creativity and leadership. He co-founded GIGIL, a premier independent advertising agency that has received top honors such as Philippines Independent Agency of the Year. By day, he leads innovative campaigns and wins awards at prestigious events like Cannes and the APAC Effies. By night, he performs as a guitarist and songwriter for the renowned bands 6cyclemind and Moonstar88, with his song "Migraine" achieving over 100 million streams. Herbert’s 20-year career in advertising has been marked by his ability to blend artistry with business strategy, earning him accolades like a spot on Campaign’s "40 Under 40" list. A creative visionary in both music and marketing, Herbert continues to push boundaries and inspire others with his talent and innovation.”

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Author:Herbert Hernandez

“Your first goal should be to become a better guitar player than the average player.”

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Book:From Beginner to Excelling at Guitar & Bass

Source: From Beginner to Excelling at Guitar & Bass

“A good guitarist will always try to get the best out of the instrument that they are holding in their hands. The same goes for bass guitar players.”

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Book:From Beginner to Excelling at Guitar & Bass

Source: From Beginner to Excelling at Guitar & Bass

“Chris was in the rocker, fully clothed, and was strumming idly on Cory's guitar. "Dance, ballerina, dance," he softly chanted, and his singing voice wasn't bad at all. Maybe we could work as musicians---a trio -if Carrie ever recovered enough to want a voice again.”

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Book:Flowers in the Attic

Source: Flowers in the Attic

“I am a self-taught guitarist. I just try to piece together passages that have some melodic value!”

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Author:Sam Palladio

“I guess anybody who plays can say that they play guitar, but if you want to be a guitarist, you've got to practice all the time and you've got to get good at it. It's more than just having one and playing it.”

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Author:Jake Pitts

“Rock guitarists usually do not wish to think trains of thought about anything but their own guitar playing during a long solo, and I could not play this way if I were not able to divide my attention between my ever changing musical environment and my instrument itself.”

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Author:John Frusciante

“Ray Gomez is one of the greatest guitarists of all times!”

All Time Rays Guitarist

Author:Narada Michael Walden

“Every improv must be song specific. It has to grow organically out of the particular elements involved or it's just glib self-expression. I hate when I feel like I'm the lead guitarist in a rock band. We all gotta be going somewhere strong together, you know?”

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Author:David First

“All music is folk music. I ain't never heard a horse sing a song.”

“Guitar makes even have a word for these baby-boomers-who-alwyas-wanted-to-be-great-guitarists-and-now-have-the-money-to-indulge-those-dreams: dentists”

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Author:Tim Brookes

“We've got the slowest 311 song ever, called 'Solar Flare,' which is a scathing political rap that [vocalist] S.A. [Martinez] puts over a really slow, heavy thing, And then there's also a really fast one called 'It's Getting OK Now,' which is [guitarist] Tim Mahoney channeling Dimebag Darrell [Abbott of Pantera].”

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Author:Nick Hexum

“In order to even begin to learn how to play his instrument, it takes the guitarist weeks to build calluses on his fingertips; it takes the saxophonist months to strengthen his lip so that he might play his instrument for only a five-minute stretch; it can take the pianist years to develop dual hand and multiple finger coordination. Why do writers assume they can just “write” with no training whatsoever-and then expect, on their first attempt, to be published internationally? What makes them think they're so much inherently greater, need so much less training than any other artists?”

Source: The First Five Pages: A Writer's Guide to Staying Out of the Rejection Pile

“The musical flags of the world should fly at half mast because truly one of the greatest guitarists in the world and king of the blues has died. I have cherished him and so has the rest of the world who knew him and loved him for his entire career. As we pain, we must celebrate that his music, his style of playing and singing will last forever, from the recordings that he has done and the influence that he has had and will have on guitarists all over this planet. Long live the spirit of B.B. King.”

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Author:Stevie Wonder

“I wanted to be a musician, either a guitarist or a drummer. I guess my dreams were in the entertainment industry, and I landed somewhere along there.”

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Author:Israel Broussard

“[Loco De Amor is] a euphoric, melodic romp across the hemisphere... A joyful, fun musician's record from a really good guitarist”

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Author:Jon Pareles

“I play weird. I'm always just behind. We [drummers] only have so much room. We're not guitarists.”

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Author:Ringo Starr

“I've always been playing with other people, and that's how I learned. I got a kit of drums I couldn't play, but I also knew a guitarist and a friend of mine played bass and could teach us bass, and we just played. And I learned.”

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Author:Ringo Starr

“I dont like to waste notes, not even one. I like to put the right note in the right place, and my influences have always been those kinds of players. Keith Richards comes to mind, and I really like Nils Lofgrens soloing, because hes so melodic. I love John Lennons rhythm playing, and George Harrison was an incredible guitarist.”

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Author:Johnny Marr

“I started out by myself, but it eventually turned into a trio by the mid-'60s - a conga drum and another guitarist. And that's been mostly what I've worked with most of the time.”

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Author:Richie Havens

“I wanted to be the greatest woman guitarist alive. I had fantasies about being a female Jimi Hendrix.”

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Author:Phoebe Snow

“You are most certainly the inspiration for all of today's rock 'n' roll guitarists. Your music is timeless.”

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Author:Smokey Robinson

“I really consider myself more of a rhythm guitarist than a soloist.”

Rhythm Guitarist

Author:Alex Lifeson

“I got a lot from my uncle who is a really good ska guitarist. Very ragged makeshift rhythms and intricate lines.”

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Author:King Krule

“I feel responsible to make something original as a Japanese artist. There are lots of singers and guitarists, but I feel that on stage its meaningless to copy something someone has done before.”

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Author:Miyavi

“Although I'm a lead guitarist, I'd say that a good 95 percent of my time onstage is spent playing rhythm.”

Percent Rhythm My Time Guitarist

Author:Kirk Hammett

“It's definitely true that Stevie Ray Vaughan is one of my all-time favorite guitarists.”

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Author:Kirk Hammett

“When you're first starting out, there's always the temptation to hide behind distortion because it lets you get away with murder. But, when it comes to rhythm work, you've gotta back off that gain control a bit, especially if you're playing with another guitarist.”

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Author:Kirk Hammett

“Musical acts that feign enthusiasm for what they're doing the guitarist who jumps up and down, like it's choreographed are so transparently vacuous.”

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Author:John Maus

“For me, I never knew what addiction was. I just knew my heroes, like [New York Dolls guitarist] Johnny Thunders, did heroin. I didn't have a father, it looked good to me. If I had read Johnny Thunders' book The Heroin Diaries, I don't think I would have done heroin.”

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Author:Nikki Sixx

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