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Chet Atkins Quotes

A long apprenticeship is the most logical way to success. The only alternative is overnight stardom, but I can’t give you a formula for that Picture Quote #1

Approach your guitar intelligently, and if there are limits, don’t deny them. Work within your restrictions. Somethings you can do better than others, some things you can’t do as well. So accentuate the positive Picture Quote #1

When I was a little boy, I told my dad, ‘When I grow up, I want to be a musician.’ My dad said: ‘You can’t do both, Son’ Picture Quote #1

Do it again on the next verse, and people think you meant it Picture Quote #1

Everything I’ve ever done was out of fear of being mediocre Picture Quote #1

Chet Atkins... is probably the best guitar player who ever lived Picture Quote #1

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Copying one person is stealing. Copying ten is research Picture Quote #1

You want a little talent on that? Picture Quote #1

You shape your own destiny Picture Quote #1

Once you become predictable, no one’s interested anymore Picture Quote #1

I’ll always be poor in my mind Picture Quote #1

There is a long history in country music of songs celebrating drinking and lamenting drinking. Country songs for the most part have always been heavily rooted in reality. The first artists were the people next door. They would sing on their porch or in their living room or at a barn dance. They sang about what they knew, and a lot of that was drinking Picture Quote #1

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... 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 Picture Quote #1

Approach your guitar intelligently, and if there are limits, don’t deny them. Work within your restrictions. Somethings you can do better than others, some things you can’t do as well. So accentuate the positive Picture Quote #1

It takes a lot of devotion and work, or maybe I should say play, because if you love it, that’s what it amounts to I haven’t found any shortcuts, and I’ve been looking for a long time Picture Quote #1

It took me 20 years to learn I couldn’t tune too well. And by that time I was too rich to care Picture Quote #1

Elvis changed the country music scene quite a bit; he almost put country music out of business Picture Quote #1

Years from now, after I’m gone, someone will listen to what I’ve done and know I was here. They may not know or care who I was, but they’ll hear my guitars speaking for me Picture Quote #1

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I have been fortunate enough to record several singles and a whole album with Chet Atkins Picture Quote #1

If you hear something you like, and you’re halfway like the public, chances are they’ll like it too Picture Quote #1

A long apprenticeship is the most logical way to success. The only alternative is overnight stardom, but I can’t give you a formula for that Picture Quote #1

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A long apprenticeship is the most logical way to success. The only alternative is overnight stardom, but I can’t give you a formula for that. (Chet Atkins Quotes) Approach your guitar intelligently, and if there are limits, don’t deny them. Work within your restrictions. Somethings you can do better than others, some things you can’t do as well. So accentuate the positive. (Chet Atkins Quotes) When I was a little boy, I told my dad, ‘When I grow up, I want to be a musician.’ My dad said: ‘You can’t do both, Son’ (Chet Atkins Quotes) Do it again on the next verse, and people think you meant it (Chet Atkins Quotes) Everything I’ve ever done was out of fear of being mediocre (Chet Atkins Quotes) Chet Atkins... is probably the best guitar player who ever lived (Chet Atkins Quotes) Copying one person is stealing. Copying ten is research (Chet Atkins Quotes) You want a little talent on that? (Chet Atkins Quotes) You shape your own destiny (Chet Atkins Quotes) Once you become predictable, no one’s interested anymore (Chet Atkins Quotes) I’ll always be poor in my mind (Chet Atkins Quotes) There is a long history in country music of songs celebrating drinking and lamenting drinking. Country songs for the most part have always been heavily rooted in reality. The first artists were the people next door. They would sing on their porch or in their living room or at a barn dance. They sang about what they knew, and a lot of that was drinking (Chet Atkins Quotes) ... 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 (Chet Atkins Quotes) Approach your guitar intelligently, and if there are limits, don’t deny them. Work within your restrictions. Somethings you can do better than others, some things you can’t do as well. So accentuate the positive (Chet Atkins Quotes) It takes a lot of devotion and work, or maybe I should say play, because if you love it, that’s what it amounts to I haven’t found any shortcuts, and I’ve been looking for a long time (Chet Atkins Quotes) It took me 20 years to learn I couldn’t tune too well. And by that time I was too rich to care (Chet Atkins Quotes) Elvis changed the country music scene quite a bit; he almost put country music out of business (Chet Atkins Quotes) Years from now, after I’m gone, someone will listen to what I’ve done and know I was here. They may not know or care who I was, but they’ll hear my guitars speaking for me (Chet Atkins Quotes) I have been fortunate enough to record several singles and a whole album with Chet Atkins (Chet Atkins Quotes) If you hear something you like, and you’re halfway like the public, chances are they’ll like it too (Chet Atkins Quotes) A long apprenticeship is the most logical way to success. The only alternative is overnight stardom, but I can’t give you a formula for that (Chet Atkins Quotes)