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Guitar is just something I can do. So much of it now is muscle memory, just instinct.

Quotes by St. Vincent

I guess trying to throw my body into the guitar is so natural for me that I don't even know how to explain it. I can't imagine life without it.

Quotes by St. Vincent

I was always just kind of obsessed with guitar, even before I started playing.

Quotes by St. Vincent

I started playing guitar when I was 12 and probably from that age knew that I wanted to make music and make my own music. Playing with other bands like the Polyphonic Spree and Sufjan Stevens was more like an...

Quotes by St. Vincent

I'm very much into the Gypsy Kings. It's rumba and very festive, very passionate music, rhythmic guitar, passionate singing about love from happy people.

Quotes by Sofia Milos

I won't be able to live without my guitar, my phone or my boots on tour.

Quotes by Skylar Laine

I always loved rock guitar. I just never put it together that that's what I'd end up doing. I had no aspirations to be a musician, but I picked up a guitar for two seconds and haven't put it down...

Quotes by Slash

My dad is a huge rock and roll lead guitar fan. I didn't even really know that until recently. Everything has to have a guitar solo in it.

Quotes by Slash

And, so, when I picked up the guitar, suddenly, just playing a couple of notes really, really spoke to me. It was almost like I should have been doing it prior to that. You know, it was something that just...

Quotes by Slash

I always loved rock guitar. I just never put it together that that's what I'd end up doing.

Quotes by Slash

I had no aspirations to be a musician, but I picked up a guitar for two seconds and haven't put it down since.

Quotes by Slash

Guitar is the best form of self-expression I know. Everything else, and I'm just sort of tripping around, trying to figure my way through life.

Quotes by Slash

Most things in my life I had before leaving home. Values, support, great family. I was shaped at an early age. A musician playing guitar, I wanted to be a folk singer.

Quotes by Sissy Spacek

Just about every town in Texas has a beauty pageant. Ours was called The Dogwood Fiesta. I was in one of those. I played the guitar and sang - and lost.

Quotes by Sissy Spacek

I like horseback riding. I like to hike. I play guitar and sing.

Quotes by Sissy Spacek

People forget the punk thing was really good for women. It motivated them to pick up a guitar rather than be a chanteuse. It allowed us to be aggressive.

Quotes by Siouxsie Sioux

Dave Cobb is someone who shows up every day and is playing guitar and never takes his eye off the ball. That's what the greats in music do. The music is in great hands as long as he's making it.

Quotes by Shooter Jennings

When you tune your guitar in a different way, it lends itself to a new way of looking at your songwriting.

Quotes by Sheryl Crow

I consider myself as a singer first, but something that really helped me come into my own is that there's not a separation between me singing and me playing the guitar. The two fed off the other.

Quotes by Shawn Colvin

With my songs, the question is always, 'Can you pull it off live, alone on just an acoustic guitar?' That's the litmus test. If I can, then it's a song I ought to record. If I can't, it's probably not...

Quotes by Shawn Colvin

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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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