Famous Quotes & Sayings

James Mangold

John always said whoever played him, 'make sure they hold the guitar like they own it, that they don't hold it like it's a baby,'

Brad Tolinski

I think it literally might not have occurred to women to pick up a guitar and play.

Ryan Key

I think it's time for a face-melting guitar solo.

Trini Lopez

I started my career in Dallas, yes. I was born and raised in Dallas. I started my career there when I was very young. My guitar was bigger than I was. That's how young I was.

Woody Guthrie

Anyone who used more than three chords is just showing off.

Will Ferrell

I want to make hip-hop that can use guitars and soul and jazz and just fuse it all together. And I want to make this whole new sound that's going to shock the world. Unfortunately, the masses didn't receive it.

Ritchie Blackmore

I don't put myself on Jeff Beck's level, but I can relate to him when he says he'd rather be working on his car collection than playing the guitar.

Ritchie Blackmore

I don't see myself as such an important guitarist.

Ritchie Blackmore

Listening to as many guitar solos as possible is the best method for someone in the early stages. But saxophone solos can be helpful. They're interesting because they are all single notes, and therefore can be repeated on the guitar. If you can copy a sax solo you're playing very well, because the average saxophonist can play much better than the average guitarist.

Robert Crandall

I've never invested in any airline. I'm an airline manager. I don't invest in airlines. And I always said to the employees of American, 'This is not an appropriate investment. It's a great place to work and it's a great company that does important work. But airlines are not an investment.'

Richard P. Feynman

It is important to realize that in physics today, we have no knowledge of what energy is

Richard Dawkins

The important thing to remember about mathematics is not to be frightened

Rose Kennedy

I have come to the conclusion that the most important element in human life is faith.

Ronan Farrow

I know full well how important women are in diplomacy and development. I grew up with seven sisters.

Tyler Cowen

In most of the world, breakfast is an important meal.

Troy Polamalu

Material things aren't important to me.

Richard D. Zanuck

The most important thing is the story. Not the script, but the story.

Regis McKenna

Speed has become an important element of strategy.

Darin Strauss

I'm no fan of jam bands. You can take your Gov't Mule, your Phish, your Rusted Root. But Derek Trucks is a special musician - perhaps the greatest slide guitarist who ever lived.

Eric Clapton

I am, and always will be, a blues guitarist.

Mike Evans

People listen to me because I can put together stories and rhymes. I'm no guitarist like Slash.

Colin Greenwood

I trained as a classical guitarist but that was it.