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I was never really a virtuoso guitar player per se.

Quotes by Mick Jones

I've always loved the guitar. You see Jimi Hendrix playing the guitar with his teeth, and OK, you know you're never going to be able to do that, but I always wanted to play an instrument of some sort.

Quotes by Michelle Ryan

I think its so cool that you can pick up the guitar and create something that didn't exist 5 minutes ago. You can write something that no ones ever heard before. You have music at your fingertips.

Quotes by Michelle Branch

When I'm having a bad day, I pick up my guitar.

Quotes by Michelle Branch

I wasn't a jock in school, and by the 10th grade, when I was in boarding school I was carrying water buckets for the girls' hockey team. I was the kid with long hair and glasses and acne trying to...

Quotes by Michael Weatherly

When I moved to New York to act I was no good at working restaurants - hosting, waiting, bussing, dishwashing - I wasn't good at any aspect. But I did have a guitar. So I would sing 'Me and Julio...

Quotes by Michael Weatherly

Peter was sick of being a pop star, the guitar god, and so he decided to teach himself other instruments. Among the instruments that he picked up was the mandolin.

Quotes by Michael Stipe

When we moved back to the US, folk music was all the rage. So I traded in my banjo for a guitar.

Quotes by Michael Storm

I still play the guitar and piano, but hardly ever in public.

Quotes by Michael Storm

It's annoying when you've got a guitar and you're working on music and then you have to go and do the shopping or someone calls your mobile and you get distracted or you have to go out and do something.

Quotes by Michael Kiwanuka

I played guitar in a band from when I was about 20 for three years. Then I sang a little. Then I started getting really busy as an actor and forgot about it.

Quotes by Michael Imperioli

My 10 year old son likes it. He's trying to play guitar and everything. He likes that kind of music.

Quotes by Merle Haggard

I had been writing songs for awhile - since I was 14 - and playing guitar, but I never really knew how to go about making an actual career.

Quotes by Melanie Martinez

I always try, when I'm singing songs, to interpret them the way that I would've arranged them. I think about the melody first, and then I pull out my guitar and start singing it.

Quotes by Melanie Martinez

And my daddy could play a harmonica and also the guitar, so I guess I got a little bit from both of 'em, but I think mostly from my mother's side of the family.

Quotes by Mel Tillis

I wish I could play electric guitar.

Quotes by Mel Giedroyc

I'm a struggling guitar player.

Quotes by Megyn Kelly

I like the bad-boy types. Generally the guy I'm attracted to is the guy in the club with all the tattoos and nail polish. He's usually the lead singer in a punk band and plays guitar. But my serious boyfriends...

Quotes by Megan Fox

I started writing probably around when I was 15, because that's when I picked up the guitar. That was also around the same time when I began to create my own music, and everything really just clicked for me, and...

Quotes by Megan Nicole

Producing just one video is a long process. First, you decide your song, then you have to figure out the arrangement of the song; will you play it on the guitar? Will you make it a music video? Once you...

Quotes by Megan Nicole

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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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