Quotes about Guitar

Someone told me the smile on my face gets bigger when I play the guitar.
-Niall Horan

"You can't overthink the music. Mood and intensity can't be manufactured. The blues isn't about structure; it's what you bring to it. The spontaneity of capturing a specific moment is what drives it."

-- Jimmy Page

“I just want to be able to play as fast as my brain goes, and my brain doesn’t go all that fast.” 
–  Brian May

122 guitars. 732 strings. 257 pickups. 189 volume knobs.

Here Harold stood, face to face with his oldest desire... and stand is almost all Harold did. It wasn't just about finding a guitar -- it was about finding a guitar that said something about Harold.

Unfortunately, this guitar said, "When I get back to Georgia, that woman gonna feel my pain."

This one said something along the lines of, "Why yes, these pants ARE lycra."

These said, "I'm very sensitive, very caring, and I have absolutely no idea how to play the guitar."

"I'm compensating for something: Guess what?"

And then Harold saw it... a damaged and terribly mistreated sea foam green Fender staring back at him. Despite its obvious maladies the guitar spoke with conviction and swagger. In fact it looked Harold directly in the eye and very plainly stated: I Rock.

-from the film, Stranger Than Fiction

I found the guitar very hard at first; it was very difficult. The first six months were difficult, and then it became very easy;then after about three years it became very difficult again.
-Ritchie Blackmore

The design of each element should be thought out in order to be easy to make and easy to repair.
Leo Fender

I still fall back a lot on my Les Paul, and there is just no getting away from a Les Paul and a hot pickup.
-Art Alexakis

I wasn't originally a bass player. I just found out I was needed, because everyone wants to play guitar.

-Tina Weymouth

When I sit down and play guitar, I melt into the instrument. I can play for hours by myself. Playing guitar has given me such a wonderful life, and I'm grateful for it.
-Alex Lifeson

Playing guitar is a never-finished journey.

-John Fogerty

I'm not that fluid when it comes to scales and modes. I just pick up the guitar and play. It's all about exploration: just tune the guitar any way you want and start playing.
-Alex Lifeson