- Nov 07, 2020
Guitar Quotes
How guitarists actually describe their own instrument.
These guitar quotes come straight from musicians, one describing a piano-or-guitar foundation as the backbone of an entire career, another comparing how guitar cuts through a mix differently than organ. For the emotional side of playing, see Passion quotes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Day
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- Nov 07, 2020
I started playing piano; I picked up a ukulele, and I loved it and kept playing that. I play a bit of guitar, and some African drums from back in the day.
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
When Taylor Swift was first beginning to really take off, a couple of guys I knew in her band called and offered me a job on her tour playing acoustic guitar and singing background vocals, and they thought I would be a really good fit for it.
- Kid
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- Nov 07, 2020
I played guitar when I was a kid a little bit. I can tool around with a guitar, but I'm certainly not a musician.
- I Am
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- Nov 07, 2020
I am musical. I play guitar.
- Music
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- Nov 07, 2020
I love classical music. Yes, I was in a conservatory when I was younger and played guitar and all that stuff, so I also love rock.
- Inspiration
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- Nov 07, 2020
I don't spend afternoons practicing my guitar to get better. I do read, though, to get inspiration for my lyrics.
- Nov 07, 2020
I'm an old-fashioned folk singer. I stand in front of an audience with a guitar and a barstool.
- Dad
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- Nov 07, 2020
Actually, a lot of my influences were horn players. I really liked Eric Dolphy, John Coltrane and Miles Davis - people like that. My dad had a lot of those records. So when I started playing jazz primarily, it wasn't jazz guitar that I was listening to.
- Difficult
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- Nov 07, 2020
I don't enjoy jazz guitar in general. I don't enjoy listening to a lot of it. I don't enjoy the tone. In general I've found its role in jazz to be kind of difficult.
- Angry
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- Nov 07, 2020
Nobody would take me seriously. They would take one look at me and say, 'O.K., folk singer.' That was really hard for me, and I was angry a lot of the time. I did all these summer programs, and I never encountered another female playing jazz guitar. Ever.
- Great
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- Nov 07, 2020
My main electric guitar belonged to Clarence White, the great guitarist for the Byrds.
- Mouth
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- Nov 07, 2020