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At the point where I'm trying to force something and it's not happening, and I'm getting frustrated with, say, writing a poem, I can go and pick up the brushes and start painting. At the point where the painting seems...

Quotes by Joni Mitchell

I've got 50 different tunings in the guitar.

Quotes by Joni Mitchell

The rest of the band were basically friends, So it was me following them around and begging them to let me be in their band for two or three years. And they finally let me in on the harmonica, actually,...

Quotes by Jonny Greenwood

Right now my mind is on the people who stole our instruments, and, specifically, the person with my guitar, which will no doubt end its days having Green Day songs worked out on it. A better fate was deserved -...

Quotes by Jonny Greenwood

I sometimes feel a bit embarrassed to play guitar. There's something - I don't want to sound ungrateful - but there's something very old-fashioned and traditional about it. You meet kids today whose grandparents were in punk bands. It's very...

Quotes by Jonny Greenwood

My dad was good friends with the Bad Medicine Blues Band - one of the only blues bands in Fargo, as you can imagine! He took me out to see them play when I was 12 years old and I...

Quotes by Jonny Lang

Probably my favorite artists to listen to James Taylor, Stevie Wonder - I haven't gone back in a really long time and really listened to them - my first guitar influences. It's been awhile since I revisited that.

Quotes by Jonny Lang

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.

Quotes by Jonny Lang

Well, you know it was so different from when you rehearsed. You're out there with your guitar and trying to get a sound, but it doesn't sound anything like what you expect!

Quotes by Jonathan Richman

As much as I love acoustic Neil Young - and I do deeply - I may be more passionate about the electric. Luckily it's not a contest, and we never have to make that choice. But Neil Young on an...

Quotes by Jonathan Demme

I have a playroom with my drum set, a guitar, and amplifier at home.

Quotes by Jon Taffer

In high school, I used to teach guitar and fix computers by the hour. I was looking for some way to make some cash, so I actually learned how to play guitar in order to try to teach it.

Quotes by Jon Oringer

I'm not good enough to be playin' much acoustic guitar onstage. Man, you gotta get so right; I mean, the tones, the feel, the sound. Plus, acoustic blues guitar is just that much harder on the fingers.

Quotes by Johnny Winter

I started doing up-and-down strumming, basically to keep time and to play fast. As time went on, I started realizing other guitar players couldn't do it. I always went against the grain.

Quotes by Johnny Ramone

My first really good guitar was a Gibson J-45.

Quotes by Johnny Rivers

My guitar is a 1934 National Trojan. They call it a resonator, which is the guitar guys played in the honky-tonks before amplification. It's very loud. It's the type of guitar that Son House and Robert Johnson played.

Quotes by Johnny Flynn

Guitars have been the obsession of my life. I first picked one up at the age of four and I've been a guitar junkie ever since.

Quotes by Johnny Marr

As a youngster, I used to try to pick up any bits of wisdom about the guitar I could. It's not like now where you have books and books about every aspect of anything. Any little pearl of wisdom was...

Quotes by Johnny Marr

I explored rock culture and what the guitar can do though people like Jimmy Page and John McLaughlin, and the music moves away from pop.

Quotes by Johnny Marr

Nick Zinner has been one of my favorite guitar players for a long time.

Quotes by Johnny Marr

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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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