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Guitar Quotes

I started playing with a group of young people when I was 13. I turned professional when I was 15 and I played dance halls, this on bass guitar Picture Quote #1

I first picked up the bass guitar when I was twelve years old, and fooled around with it. By the time I was thirteen I got pretty serious about it Picture Quote #1

Ridley Pearson also plays bass guitar and sings with the Rock Bottom Remainders, a band made up of such successful authors as Amy Tan, Stephen King, and Dave Barry-a band that, according to Barry, plays music as well as Metallica writes novels Picture Quote #1

I got my first real bass guitar in my hands when I was 14 - a 1957 Fender Precision, which is still hanging on the wall in my front room. I loved the heaviness of it and the feel of the wood. I still do Picture Quote #1

I didn’t know anything about music when I started a band. I barely knew how to play a guitar. I didn’t know how to produce records. I learned how to play bass guitar and keyboards in Rilo Kiley. I picked up a lot from my collaborators Picture Quote #1

As Mick Jagger will tell you, performing is an aerobic work-out. I’ve got the bass guitar, which is the heaviest of all the instruments, and I’m a little girl, in boiling-hot leather under the lights. You have to keep the fitness level up if you want to look good up there Picture Quote #1

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Music has always been in my family, but it was mainly keyboards. I learned to play classical piano, but when I first heard the amazing bass guitar of James Jamerson, who played on all the big Motown hits of the 60s and 70s, I knew bass guitar was my instrument Picture Quote #1

A lot of times, I played bass on songs. Gene plays guitar on some songs Picture Quote #1

I wasn’t originally a bass player. I just found out I was needed, because everyone wants to play guitar Picture Quote #1

Obviously, a bass sounds like a bass and a guitar sounds like a guitar, but the way you play the guitar reflects your personality Picture Quote #1

I like the guitar better these days. I like the bass, too, but it’s hard to fit a bass amp in a small car Picture Quote #1

You can tune a guitar, but you can’t tuna fish. Unless of course, you play bass Picture Quote #1

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I’ve been into music for a long time. I started playing drums when I was 8 and piano when I was 10, then bass and guitar when I was 18 Picture Quote #1

I have always been drawn to percussion and drums, to bass and piano, in music much more then I am drawn to the guitar and the other lead instruments Picture Quote #1

I’ve been in a band, so I understand the politics. Sometimes the bass player doesn’t like what the guitar player is doing, and you have to sort of even that out Picture Quote #1

I tried the guitar, but it had two strings too many. It was just too complicated, man! Plus, I grew up with Steve Cropper. There were so many good guitar players, another one wasn’t needed. What was needed was a bass Picture Quote #1

When I listen to a record, or when I’m making a record, I listen to everything. I listen to the drums, the bass, the voice, the arrangement. I listen to the whole piece as an ensemble. I don’t only listen to the guitar player Picture Quote #1

Later in high school, I met Hillel Slovak, who was the original guitar player of the Chili Peppers, and we became really close. We had a band, and we didn’t like the bass player, so I started playing bass, and I got a bass two weeks later Picture Quote #1

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Hendrix was the bass player for Little Richard. We were both left-handed, but we would use a right-handed guitar held upside down and backwards. He developed my slides and my riffs. In fact he used to say, and this is documented, ‘I patterned my style after Dick Dale.’ Picture Quote #1

In general, we like to play as a band - guitar, piano, and voice. We also tour with a bass player, a drummer, and somebody who plays keyboard and guitar. We try to play all of our parts and flesh it out to get a lush sound, while also keeping the energy of a three-piece punk act. We want to be the best of all possible worlds Picture Quote #1

Let’s be realistic about this, the guitar can be the single most blasphemous device on the face of the earth. That’s why I like it . . . The disgusting stink of a too-loud electric guitar: now that’s my idea of a good time Picture Quote #1

When my guitar was growling, playing surf beat, you could hear it; you could feel it Picture Quote #1

My mother was a very beautiful lady, I thought. She was very good to me. I guess - she died when I was nine and a half, but if she had lived I probably wouldn’t be trying to play guitar. She wanted me to be known, but as something else. Not a guitar player Picture Quote #1

I really love that type of music where someone can take a guitar or light instrumentation and a beautiful voice and can send me somewhere Picture Quote #1

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I created this picture of this character who would play the guitar effortlessly, who had no limitations, performing beautiful music, and he moved around with great acrobatic skills, just capturing the audience and being a great entertainer Picture Quote #1

His heart was like a battered guitar; worn and scuffed from a life spentout on the road, but still capableof bringing forth beautiful music Picture Quote #1

I love Wilco’s I’m the Man Who Loves You. Nels Cline has that weird guitar slide at the beginning and the song is whispered actually Picture Quote #1

In the beginning of my career, I wanted to be chased by girls more than anything - that’s why I got the guitar. By the time we were in ABBA, the music was the only important thing Picture Quote #1

Growing up with my dad being a musician, it seemed like a male centric world to me. I just didn’t know many girls playing guitar Picture Quote #1

Being a songwriter, singer, and a great part of a unit is more important than being Joe Guitar Hero Picture Quote #1

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I started playing with a group of young people when I was 13. I turned professional when I was 15 and I played dance halls, this on bass guitar. (Guitar Quotes) I first picked up the bass guitar when I was twelve years old, and fooled around with it. By the time I was thirteen I got pretty serious about it. (Guitar Quotes) Ridley Pearson also plays bass guitar and sings with the Rock Bottom Remainders, a band made up of such successful authors as Amy Tan, Stephen King, and Dave Barry-a band that, according to Barry, plays music as well as Metallica writes novels. (Guitar Quotes) I got my first real bass guitar in my hands when I was 14 - a 1957 Fender Precision, which is still hanging on the wall in my front room. I loved the heaviness of it and the feel of the wood. I still do. (Guitar Quotes) I didn’t know anything about music when I started a band. I barely knew how to play a guitar. I didn’t know how to produce records. I learned how to play bass guitar and keyboards in Rilo Kiley. I picked up a lot from my collaborators. (Guitar Quotes) As Mick Jagger will tell you, performing is an aerobic work-out. I’ve got the bass guitar, which is the heaviest of all the instruments, and I’m a little girl, in boiling-hot leather under the lights. You have to keep the fitness level up if you want to look good up there. (Guitar Quotes) Music has always been in my family, but it was mainly keyboards. I learned to play classical piano, but when I first heard the amazing bass guitar of James Jamerson, who played on all the big Motown hits of the 60s and 70s, I knew bass guitar was my instrument. (Guitar Quotes) A lot of times, I played bass on songs. Gene plays guitar on some songs. (Guitar Quotes) I wasn’t originally a bass player. I just found out I was needed, because everyone wants to play guitar. (Guitar Quotes) Obviously, a bass sounds like a bass and a guitar sounds like a guitar, but the way you play the guitar reflects your personality. (Guitar Quotes) I like the guitar better these days. I like the bass, too, but it’s hard to fit a bass amp in a small car. (Guitar Quotes) You can tune a guitar, but you can’t tuna fish. Unless of course, you play bass. (Guitar Quotes) I’ve been into music for a long time. I started playing drums when I was 8 and piano when I was 10, then bass and guitar when I was 18. (Guitar Quotes) I have always been drawn to percussion and drums, to bass and piano, in music much more then I am drawn to the guitar and the other lead instruments. (Guitar Quotes) I’ve been in a band, so I understand the politics. Sometimes the bass player doesn’t like what the guitar player is doing, and you have to sort of even that out. (Guitar Quotes) I tried the guitar, but it had two strings too many. It was just too complicated, man! Plus, I grew up with Steve Cropper. There were so many good guitar players, another one wasn’t needed. What was needed was a bass. (Guitar Quotes) When I listen to a record, or when I’m making a record, I listen to everything. I listen to the drums, the bass, the voice, the arrangement. I listen to the whole piece as an ensemble. I don’t only listen to the guitar player. (Guitar Quotes) Later in high school, I met Hillel Slovak, who was the original guitar player of the Chili Peppers, and we became really close. We had a band, and we didn’t like the bass player, so I started playing bass, and I got a bass two weeks later. (Guitar Quotes) Hendrix was the bass player for Little Richard. We were both left-handed, but we would use a right-handed guitar held upside down and backwards. He developed my slides and my riffs. In fact he used to say, and this is documented, ‘I patterned my style after Dick Dale.’ (Guitar Quotes) In general, we like to play as a band - guitar, piano, and voice. We also tour with a bass player, a drummer, and somebody who plays keyboard and guitar. We try to play all of our parts and flesh it out to get a lush sound, while also keeping the energy of a three-piece punk act. We want to be the best of all possible worlds. (Guitar Quotes) Let’s be realistic about this, the guitar can be the single most blasphemous device on the face of the earth. That’s why I like it . . . The disgusting stink of a too-loud electric guitar: now that’s my idea of a good time. (Guitar Quotes) When my guitar was growling, playing surf beat, you could hear it; you could feel it (Guitar Quotes) My mother was a very beautiful lady, I thought. She was very good to me. I guess - she died when I was nine and a half, but if she had lived I probably wouldn’t be trying to play guitar. She wanted me to be known, but as something else. Not a guitar player. (Guitar Quotes) I really love that type of music where someone can take a guitar or light instrumentation and a beautiful voice and can send me somewhere. (Guitar Quotes) I created this picture of this character who would play the guitar effortlessly, who had no limitations, performing beautiful music, and he moved around with great acrobatic skills, just capturing the audience and being a great entertainer. (Guitar Quotes) His heart was like a battered guitar; worn and scuffed from a life spentout on the road, but still capableof bringing forth beautiful music. (Guitar Quotes) I love Wilco’s I’m the Man Who Loves You. Nels Cline has that weird guitar slide at the beginning and the song is whispered actually. (Guitar Quotes) In the beginning of my career, I wanted to be chased by girls more than anything - that’s why I got the guitar. By the time we were in ABBA, the music was the only important thing. (Guitar Quotes) Growing up with my dad being a musician, it seemed like a male centric world to me. I just didn’t know many girls playing guitar. (Guitar Quotes) Being a songwriter, singer, and a great part of a unit is more important than being Joe Guitar Hero. (Guitar Quotes)

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