Best 21 quotes in «guitarist quotes» category

I started out by myself, but it eventually turned into a trio by the mid-'60s - a conga drum and another guitarist. And that's been mostly what I've worked with most of the time.

Giuseppe Continenza is a monster guitarist

I really consider myself more of a rhythm guitarist than a soloist.

Eric Clapton is my dream guitarist.

Exciting underground stuff is easier to find with YouTube than it used to be. You don't have to go to the dive bar in the bad part of town to see a band you would never usually see. My personal experience with it, when I was looking for a new lead guitarist, I was able to stalk guitarists on Youtube. And instead of having a horribly embarrassing auditioning process, I could check out peoples' playing. In some ways, you go into a record shop and the selection is narrower than it used to be with pop ruling the roost, but if you look, there's so much more to be found.

I'm more of a strumming guitarist, instead of a lead soloist guitarist.

I started playing bass for the same reason everyone else does – I’m a lousy guitarist.

There's only one Sabbath guitarist and he is the architect for everything, Tony Iommi.

It's definitely true that Stevie Ray Vaughan is one of my all-time favorite guitarists.

I wouldn't say that I'm the greatest guitarist ever. I'd say probably that I'm the greatest guitarist sitting in this chair.

There is no finer guitarist than Kenny Burrell

I wouldn't count myself as being a true blues guitarist because I feel you have to live it.

Ray Gomez is one of the greatest guitarists of all times!

Brian came in heavy at that moment on his guitar, the rapid, high-pitched squeal ranging back and forth as his fingers flew along the frets. As the intro's tempo grew more rapid, Bekka heard Derek's subtle bass line as it worked its way in. After another few seconds Will came in, slow at first, but racing along to match the others' pace. When their combined efforts seemed unable to get any heavier, David jumped into the mix. As the sound got nice and heavy, Bekka began to rock back-and-forth onstage. In front of her, hundreds of metal-lovers began to jump and gyrate to their music. She matched their movements for a moment, enjoying the connection that was being made, before stepping over to the keyboard that had been set up behind her. Sliding her microphone into an attached cradle, she assumed her position and got ready. Right on cue, all the others stopped playing, throwing the auditorium into an abrupt silence. Before the crowd could react, however, Bekka's fingers began to work the keys, issuing a rhythm that was much softer and slower than what had been built up. The audience's violent thrash-dance calmed at that moment and they began to sway in response. Bekka smiled to herself. This is what she lived for.

Reese sucked in a breath and played faster, hurling the anger through his fingers until it spun all his fear, all his rage, into the gentle voice of music.

GUITARISTS are amazing musicians! It’s like they have magical fingers. They play their guitar with immense passion, confidence, and devotion.

I always knew he was selfish and self-indulgent and kind of lazy; those are practically prerequisites for playing lead guitar.

There are few things truer in life than... you can not play a guitar after doing the dishes and you can't get anywhere in life with a negative mind.

That moment when you realize not everyone is going to like you, it's a nice one.

The guitar breathed. It inhaled and exhaled, and music filled the shop as the instrument picked the heartbreak of generations.

vocalist, composer