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Most Famous Guitar Quotes of All Time!

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I think music comes out of silence... and I have a lot of silent time, without a pesky guitar interrupting my thoughts.

Quotes by Jason Becker

I remember when I was first losing my ability to play my fast licks and my hands were shaking and falling off the guitar. It forced me to sort of create a new slow style.

Quotes by Jason Becker

Not being able to play makes one be able to listen and receive better. The constant noodling on guitar can be great, but also distracting to the universal music inside you.

Quotes by Jason Becker

I don't miss playing guitar anymore. I'm sure that's out of necessity, but I am grateful for so much more. I am surrounded by loving people, and I can still make music.

Quotes by Jason Becker

As my guitar playing dwindled, something else in my music got better.

Quotes by Jason Becker

Guitar Player' was always the serious musician's magazine. They rarely catered to what was popular. They focused on innovative players.

Quotes by Jason Becker

Not playing guitar has been the hardest thing about having ALS.

Quotes by Jason Becker

My dad was my first influence. He played classical guitar and my uncle Ron played the blues.

Quotes by Jason Becker

The advice I like to give to drummers is that there's no right or wrong way of playing the drums. I think the drumming community can be very antiquated and very stuck in the past of, like, this Neil Peart...

Quotes by Janet Weiss

I feel some allegiance to pushing electric-guitar music into a different realm, somewhere that isn't retrospective. There's a lot of guitar bands that are a tribute to the 1970s or the Nineties. I want to experiment with guitar music more.

Quotes by Jamie Hince

I'm a guitar player. I've carved out my own style of guitar music, so I don't look for inspiration with playing guitar.

Quotes by Jamie Hince

I asked for a guitar when I was 8 years old for Christmas. I have no idea why. I never had any guitar heroes. I still don't. But there must have been something in me because I've been playing for...

Quotes by Jamie Lawson

The thing with One Direction songs is that you can probably break them all down to an acoustic guitar and vocal.

Quotes by Jamie Lawson

I can play rhythm guitar. I know how to hold a guitar and strum it.

Quotes by Jamie Lee Curtis

I do play the guitar, but I do it for fun. And I am terrible at writing music as well. I have tried and failed, horribly.

Quotes by Jamie Blackley

I've played the guitar since I was 12, and just taught myself songs chord by chord.

Quotes by Jamie Blackley

My hobbies are playing piano and guitar, pining for girls, worrying about climate change, pining for girls, and the poetry of John Keats.

Quotes by James Veitch

I think it's safe to say that if you talk to anybody in Ireland, they'll have a passing knowledge of the guitar. It was something that I couldn't get away from when I was younger: guitars played in shops and...

Quotes by James Vincent McMorrow

I didn't really learn how to play guitar until I was in college.

Quotes by James Vincent McMorrow

I don't know about folk music. I play guitar, so there's a feeling I make folk music.

Quotes by James Vincent McMorrow

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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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