Guitarist Quotes - Page 9

• After the Soft Boys I just didn't want to work with any more guitarists.

  Robyn Hitchcock

  Boys, Guitar, Want

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• A lean, loose-jointed Negro had commenced plunking a guitar beside me while I slept. His clothes were rags; his feet peeped out of his shoes. His face had on it some of the sadness of the ages. As he played, he pressed a knife on the strings of the guitar in a manner popularized by Hawaiian guitarists who used steel bars. The effect was unforgettable.

  William Christopher Handy

  Sadness, Guitar, Knives

  William Christopher Handy (1947). “Father of the Blues: An Autobiography of W. C. Handy”

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• Nathan McEuen's light is shining bright. A fine singer, guitarist and an excellent songwriter. There is hope on the horizon.

  Chris Hillman

  Light, Shining, Horizon

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• Of all the early breakthrough rock and roll artists, none is more important to the development of the music than Chuck Berry. He is its greatest songwriter, the main shaper of its instrumental voice, one of its greatest guitarists, and one of its greatest performers.

  Cub Koda

  Artist, Rocks, Rock And Roll

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• I was glad to see other blues guitarists like Albert King have crossover successes like me. We played in the same places like the Whisky and the Filmore. When Albert made his guitar cry, he could cut you so deep!

  B. B. King

  Kings, Cutting, Guitar

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• I was training to be a lawyer... I was president of the law society at Glasgow University, and my bass guitarist was my secretary of my law society; the lead guitarist and writer worked at the law firm that I worked.

  Gerard Butler

  Guitar, Law, Training

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

  Smokey Robinson

  Inspiration, Rocks, Today

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• Ben was more improvisational, and relied less on methodology, and basically is a guitarist who switched to bass, whereas Jeff has a more traditional approach to playing bass in a band, and has a great sense of what his band sounds like, and we lock up nicely.

  Matt Cameron

  Guitar, Sound, Locks

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• Eric Clapton is my dream guitarist.

  Carole King

  Dream, Guitar, Eric

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• My interests are guitars, cars, and vacation. I've been playing guitar all my life. My dad was a professional guitarist, but I'm terrible, which lets me off the hook, so I just play for myself.

  Josh Hartnett

  Dad, Vacation, Guitar

  "Josh Hartnett On “August”". Interview with Aaron Hillis, www.ifc.com. July 15.

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• I hired Bob at Terrytoons. He was my assistant animator, and then became an animator himself. He had just come from Boston with his family and was a brilliant draftsman as well as a great jazz guitarist. We had lots of fun nights in Greenwich Village together and then later hanging in LA. Bob worked on Fritz the Cat , Heavy Traffic , Coonskin , and on Wizards . I am terribly saddened by his passing and will miss him dearly.

  Ralph Bakshi

  Fun, Cat, Night

  FaceBook post by Ralph Bakshi from Dec 15, 2014

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• I wouldn't count myself as being a true blues guitarist because I feel you have to live it.

  Robin Trower

  Guitar, Feels

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• 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.

  Dan Auerbach

  Guitar, Play, Hell

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• In my opinion I do not think I am a better guitarist than Ace, I honestly think we're both different, and we both brought something unique to the musical.

  Vinnie Vincent

  Unique, Thinking, Musical

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• My folks were country music performers. They made records and even did a few tours with the Grand Ole Opry. There always were a lot of guitarists around.

  Lenny Breau

  Music, Country, Records

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• I set myself up to be a bass guitarist and bass players get a lot more work than people like me.

  John Entwistle

  Player, Guitar, People

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• I think Wes Montgomery is the greatest jazz guitarist that ever lived.

  Kevin Eubanks

  Thinking, Guitar, Jazz

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