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Most Famous Guitar Quotes of All Time!

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Yeah, my dad bought me a guitar when I was like 10, and I didn't really want it then.

Quotes by Miranda Lambert

I taught myself how to play guitar - pretty badly, but I knew enough about music to start to figure it out.

Quotes by Minnie Driver

When I was 5, I started taking singing lessons, and then, after 'School of Rock,' I started taking guitar lessons. I would always write songs and play them for my friends, and I would play my guitar on the set...

Quotes by Miranda Cosgrove

Going to high school in rural Florida, we always partied down in the woods. Somebody - one of the rednecks - would leave class and mow a path out to a field, and we'd drive out there. Dude, every party...

Quotes by Miles Teller

But KISS inspired me personally to pick up a guitar and go for it.

Quotes by Mike McCready

I'd love to have Jack White up. I think he's just a phenomenal guitar player. I'd love to see him play up close because he's got a killer voice, and he's a great lead player, too. That would be exciting...

Quotes by Mike McCready

You get some confidence in your songwriting abilities and go for the essentials - guitar, bass, drums, vocals. Those are the basic band essentials that have to be in place before you go any further.

Quotes by Mike McCready

I play piano and trumpet. I studied classical guitar.

Quotes by Mike Figgis

I might have a guitar or a piano on set to play something for the actors.

Quotes by Mike Figgis

I play the sax, piano, guitar, bass... I started as a kid with piano lessons.

Quotes by Mike Dean

I had piano lessons at five and started guitar at ten, but although music and acting was always around me, my parents never pressured me into it.

Quotes by Micky Dolenz

But the guitar is my favorite, first and foremost instrument.

Quotes by Midge Ure

I'm thinking about learning a few new things - like taking classical guitar lessons - and I'd like to bring what I learn into hard rock.

Quotes by Mick Mars

Guitar is great for a certain thing, but a piano is so much more expansive.

Quotes by Mick Ralphs

I have been playing a lot of keyboards, especially in the last five or six years. I suppose it gives you more scope than the guitar, although it does tend to make you write a different way.

Quotes by Mick Ralphs

I've always thought that the act of playing the guitar was the act of trying to make a point of playing the guitar.

Quotes by Mick Ronson

Blues music is becoming more and more popular than it ever was. I'm always meeting people on the road that are really young, and are guitar players. male and female.

Quotes by Mick Taylor

I play the piano a lot at home. I write songs on the piano and guitar. I would like to actually play piano on stage. I don't think I'll get the chance for a while.

Quotes by Mick Taylor

I guess I was a child actor. Acting was one of the things I did alongside going to school: I'd be playing guitar, I'd be playing soccer, and I would be acting in movies.

Quotes by Michiel Huisman

I think I always wished I could play guitar as well as Jimi Hendrix.

Quotes by Michiel Huisman

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is there a quote about the guitar being a foundational instrument?
Yes — one puts it plainly: "The basic idea is always constructed around piano or guitar and a voice, that's what we live and die by, because if you build up from that foundation, it's going to be strong." It treats guitar as a core building block of songwriting. For more on the bigger picture of making music, see Music quotes.
Is there a quote comparing guitar to another instrument?
Yes — one compares it to organ: "To me, guitar cuts through-it carries more than organ." It's a personal preference about which instrument stands out more in a mix.
Is there a quote about self-taught guitar playing?
Yes — one is refreshingly honest: "I've never really been schooled in music theory. I'm a guitar player, and I attack the guitar in a certain way." It celebrates a raw, personal style over formal training. For more on finding your own creative voice, browse Expression quotes.
Is there a quote about writing guitar parts around vocals?
Yes — one explains their process: "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." It shows a thoughtful approach to arranging music around the voice. For more on the feeling behind musical choices like this, see Emotion quotes.
What's the overall theme tying these guitar quotes together?
They show guitar as both a technical foundation and a deeply personal, expressive instrument — something players build songs around and pour real feeling into. For more on the drive that fuels musicianship, check out Passion quotes.

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