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Guitar Quotes

I like referring to the saxophone and having a guitar lick instead. Same with the cymbals; having the cymbals and not playing cymbals Picture Quote #1

I’ve always thought that the act of playing the guitar was the act of trying to make a point of playing the guitar Picture Quote #1

I’ve probably gone a month or two without playing guitar, just because I’ve gotten so burnt on it touring all year or whatever Picture Quote #1

I have to work really hard to get the record deal - I have to spend years at it to get good. I have to practice to be good at guitar Picture Quote #1

I don’t have a very disciplined approach to practicing or anything, but I do tend to have a guitar around most of the time, which I strum on most of the day Picture Quote #1

I don’t let the children watch TV on weeknights. They practice playing musical instruments instead. Both my sons play piano, drums and guitar, so my husband and I listen to them in the evening Picture Quote #1

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I just couldn’t take school seriously: I had this guitar neck with four frets which I kept hidden under the desk. It had strings on it so I would practice my chord shapes under the desk and that’s about all I did at school Picture Quote #1

I’ve never been able to sit round on my own and play drums, practice in the back room, never been able to. I’ve always played with other musicians. It’s how I play, there’s no joy for me in playing on my own, bashing away. I need a bass, a piano, guitar, whatever, and then I can play Picture Quote #1

I never practice my guitar. From time to time I just open the case and throw in a piece of raw meat Picture Quote #1

It’s always a pleasure when you can compose guitar parts from a strong vocal and not just put the melody on top of guitar riffs Picture Quote #1

Keith Richards ... was once asked how he came up with all those amazing guitar riffs. His answer? He just starts playing until he makes the right mistake. In other words he’s optimistic he will create something good by virtue of getting something wrong Picture Quote #1

To me, the hook of the riff is what makes a great guitar recording. It’s the backbone of the whole song. When you have a strong riff, it’s the rocket fuel for the track Picture Quote #1

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All the time I was playing the flute, the lines, the solos, the riffs, the construction, were based on my guitar skills. I did not play the flute to exploit its natural faculties, but I used it as a surrogate guitar Picture Quote #1

Guitar solos bore the hell out of me. Only a few guitarists interest me, and it’s not about the solos they play, it’s about the grooves they create Picture Quote #1

And I’ve also come to the conclusion that, as far as guitar solos and things like that are concerned, it’s more important to complement the music rather than take away from it Picture Quote #1

I don’t like guitar solos that are like, ‘Look at me, look at me!’ I like guitar solos that are little songs within the songs Picture Quote #1

I STILL APPROACH A SCENE AS ONE WOULD APPROACH A GUITAR SOLO. YOU DON’T EXACTLY KNOW HOW YOU’RE GOING TO PHRASE THIS OR THAT. WHICH I THINK IS BEAUTIFUL. THAT IDEA OF CHANCE Picture Quote #1

Sometimes it’s the mistakes that end up leading you into new territory .. like the guitar solo on ‘Peelin’ Taters’ - I had some speaker problems, but the tone ended up sounding better than if I had new speakers .. it’s a 60’s Nashville, ‘uptown’ thing Picture Quote #1

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Just as with a guitar, you can improvise a guitar solo, and they’d probably be similar each time, but they won’t be exactly the same. With the word, it’s probably a bit freer than that. I probably repeat myself more musically than I do verbally Picture Quote #1

On ‘Metallica,’ I recorded six or seven different guitar solos for almost every song, took the best aspects of each solo, mapped out a master solo and made a composite. Then I learned how to play the composite solo, tightened it up and replayed it for the final version Picture Quote #1

So you do shorter versions of the hits, or you take out a long guitar solo or things like that to make time for the hits and new music as well. But I don’t think any of us ever get to do as much new music as we would like to Picture Quote #1

I was left with an urge to make the guitar sound like things it shouldn’t be able to sound like Picture Quote #1

I don’t understand why some people will only accept a guitar if it has an instantly recognizable guitar sound. Finding ways to use the same guitar people have been using for 50 years to make sounds that no one has heard before is truly what gets me off Picture Quote #1

There’s so much to be said for making your guitar sound like a synthesizer and try to make your drummer sound like a drum machine Picture Quote #1

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In recording, you’re trying to make something work sonically - getting the right inflection on the right guitar sound - and maybe a part that would be musically great doesn’t sound as cool Picture Quote #1

I like the sound of a Silvertone amp for myself. It’s kind of cleaner guitar sounds when necessary, maybe a little less metal-sounding. But it really doesn’t matter what amp I play through; it’s really the way I voice chords and play guitar, how I strike the strings Picture Quote #1

Every demo I do has a mandolin or resonator on it - some element of the bluegrass or classic country world that I grew up listening to and that first drew me in. And then I always try to find somewhere for a bluesy guitar sound, because that’s also what I love Picture Quote #1

... I played ‘Eruption’ two times for the record, and we kept the one that seemed to flow ... there’s a mistake at the top end of it whenever I hear it, I always think, Man I could’ve played it better ... but I like the way it sounds. I’d never heard a guitar sound like that before Picture Quote #1

I was pillaging a lot of music that had nothing to do with guitar playing, using a lot of strange tunings and voicings and chord structures that aren’t really that natural to the guitar; I ended up developing a harmonic palette that’s not particularly natural to the guitar because I was always trying to make my guitar sound like something else Picture Quote #1

I don’t collect the way other people do. Some people collect rare guitars, like, ‘I have a 54 Strat worth $50,000.’ And I don’t collect the way Nash does. Nash has Duane Allman’s guitar and Johnny Cash’s guitar. I bought guitars because they sounded good. I played them, they sounded unbelievably good, and I couldn’t resist Picture Quote #1

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I like referring to the saxophone and having a guitar lick instead. Same with the cymbals; having the cymbals and not playing cymbals. (Guitar Quotes) I’ve always thought that the act of playing the guitar was the act of trying to make a point of playing the guitar. (Guitar Quotes) I’ve probably gone a month or two without playing guitar, just because I’ve gotten so burnt on it touring all year or whatever. (Guitar Quotes) I have to work really hard to get the record deal - I have to spend years at it to get good. I have to practice to be good at guitar. (Guitar Quotes) I don’t have a very disciplined approach to practicing or anything, but I do tend to have a guitar around most of the time, which I strum on most of the day. (Guitar Quotes) I don’t let the children watch TV on weeknights. They practice playing musical instruments instead. Both my sons play piano, drums and guitar, so my husband and I listen to them in the evening. (Guitar Quotes) I just couldn’t take school seriously: I had this guitar neck with four frets which I kept hidden under the desk. It had strings on it so I would practice my chord shapes under the desk and that’s about all I did at school. (Guitar Quotes) I’ve never been able to sit round on my own and play drums, practice in the back room, never been able to. I’ve always played with other musicians. It’s how I play, there’s no joy for me in playing on my own, bashing away. I need a bass, a piano, guitar, whatever, and then I can play. (Guitar Quotes) I never practice my guitar. From time to time I just open the case and throw in a piece of raw meat. (Guitar Quotes) It’s always a pleasure when you can compose guitar parts from a strong vocal and not just put the melody on top of guitar riffs. (Guitar Quotes) Keith Richards ... was once asked how he came up with all those amazing guitar riffs. His answer? He just starts playing until he makes the right mistake. In other words he’s optimistic he will create something good by virtue of getting something wrong. (Guitar Quotes) To me, the hook of the riff is what makes a great guitar recording. It’s the backbone of the whole song. When you have a strong riff, it’s the rocket fuel for the track. (Guitar Quotes) All the time I was playing the flute, the lines, the solos, the riffs, the construction, were based on my guitar skills. I did not play the flute to exploit its natural faculties, but I used it as a surrogate guitar. (Guitar Quotes) Guitar solos bore the hell out of me. Only a few guitarists interest me, and it’s not about the solos they play, it’s about the grooves they create. (Guitar Quotes) And I’ve also come to the conclusion that, as far as guitar solos and things like that are concerned, it’s more important to complement the music rather than take away from it. (Guitar Quotes) I don’t like guitar solos that are like, ‘Look at me, look at me!’ I like guitar solos that are little songs within the songs. (Guitar Quotes) I STILL APPROACH A SCENE AS ONE WOULD APPROACH A GUITAR SOLO. YOU DON’T EXACTLY KNOW HOW YOU’RE GOING TO PHRASE THIS OR THAT. WHICH I THINK IS BEAUTIFUL. THAT IDEA OF CHANCE. (Guitar Quotes) Sometimes it’s the mistakes that end up leading you into new territory .. like the guitar solo on ‘Peelin’ Taters’ - I had some speaker problems, but the tone ended up sounding better than if I had new speakers .. it’s a 60’s Nashville, ‘uptown’ thing (Guitar Quotes) Just as with a guitar, you can improvise a guitar solo, and they’d probably be similar each time, but they won’t be exactly the same. With the word, it’s probably a bit freer than that. I probably repeat myself more musically than I do verbally. (Guitar Quotes) On ‘Metallica,’ I recorded six or seven different guitar solos for almost every song, took the best aspects of each solo, mapped out a master solo and made a composite. Then I learned how to play the composite solo, tightened it up and replayed it for the final version. (Guitar Quotes) So you do shorter versions of the hits, or you take out a long guitar solo or things like that to make time for the hits and new music as well. But I don’t think any of us ever get to do as much new music as we would like to. (Guitar Quotes) I was left with an urge to make the guitar sound like things it shouldn’t be able to sound like. (Guitar Quotes) I don’t understand why some people will only accept a guitar if it has an instantly recognizable guitar sound. Finding ways to use the same guitar people have been using for 50 years to make sounds that no one has heard before is truly what gets me off. (Guitar Quotes) There’s so much to be said for making your guitar sound like a synthesizer and try to make your drummer sound like a drum machine. (Guitar Quotes) In recording, you’re trying to make something work sonically - getting the right inflection on the right guitar sound - and maybe a part that would be musically great doesn’t sound as cool. (Guitar Quotes) I like the sound of a Silvertone amp for myself. It’s kind of cleaner guitar sounds when necessary, maybe a little less metal-sounding. But it really doesn’t matter what amp I play through; it’s really the way I voice chords and play guitar, how I strike the strings. (Guitar Quotes) Every demo I do has a mandolin or resonator on it - some element of the bluegrass or classic country world that I grew up listening to and that first drew me in. And then I always try to find somewhere for a bluesy guitar sound, because that’s also what I love. (Guitar Quotes) ... I played ‘Eruption’ two times for the record, and we kept the one that seemed to flow ... there’s a mistake at the top end of it whenever I hear it, I always think, Man I could’ve played it better ... but I like the way it sounds. I’d never heard a guitar sound like that before... (Guitar Quotes) I was pillaging a lot of music that had nothing to do with guitar playing, using a lot of strange tunings and voicings and chord structures that aren’t really that natural to the guitar; I ended up developing a harmonic palette that’s not particularly natural to the guitar because I was always trying to make my guitar sound like something else. (Guitar Quotes) I don’t collect the way other people do. Some people collect rare guitars, like, ‘I have a 54 Strat worth $50,000.’ And I don’t collect the way Nash does. Nash has Duane Allman’s guitar and Johnny Cash’s guitar. I bought guitars because they sounded good. I played them, they sounded unbelievably good, and I couldn’t resist. (Guitar Quotes)

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