Guitarist Quotes

“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.”
― Willowy Whisper, This Hostile Land

“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.”
― Nathan Squiers, Death Metal

“I'm an atheist, and I don't have any belief in an afterlife. You could say that I'm resigned to the fact that this wonderful life that we get here is it. And having hit 60, it's a good time to get resigned to these things and not be too nervous or upset - and enjoy what great times one can have.”
― David Gilmour

“Find something that makes you happy and don’t let anyone take it away from you.”
― Luke Hemmings

“Standing out like a punk guitarist in a mariachi band.”
― Brandon Sanderson, Firefight

“That moment when you realize not everyone is going to like you, it's a nice one.”
― Luke Hemmings

“Chris was in the rocker, fully clothed, and was strumming idly on
Cory's guitar. "Dance, ballerina, dance," he softly chanted, and his
singing voice wasn't bad at all. Maybe we could work as musicians---a
trio -if Carrie ever recovered enough to want a voice again.”
― V.C. Andrews, Flowers in the Attic

“I always knew he was selfish and self-indulgent and kind of lazy; those are practically prerequisites for playing lead guitar.”
― Rainbow Rowell, Attachments

“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.”
― K. Farrell St. Germain

“The guitar breathed. It inhaled and exhaled, and music filled the shop as the instrument picked the heartbreak of generations.”
― Brenda Sutton Rose

“These babies ain’t just guitars; these babies are living, breathing instruments.”
― Brenda Sutton Rose

“And my baby says whe's goin' to quit me, I'll tell you for this reason why,
Lead in my pencil gone bye-bye!
Laid down last night, couldn't help but cry,
Wanted to write so bad, I was about to die!
Lead in my pencil, babe it's done gone bad,
And it's the worst old feelin' baby, that I've ever had!

-blues guitarist & singer 1935”
― Johnny Temple

“Being a songwriter is hard to hide—always doing it in plain sight at school, I mean—but I play guitar behind closed doors only. The lyrics, they’re words on paper. To have someone hear me play the guitar, they’d be glimpsing through the boarded-up windows of my soul. And, to be honest, I’m not ready for anyone to snag front row tickets yet.”
― Allyson Kennedy

“A closet musician losing her music is like a baby losing its favorite blanket; when it's lost, comfort is shattered.”
― Allyson Kennedy, The Crush

“vocalist, composer”
― Mai Huy

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

“A composer gives soul to everything in a song.”
― theamitkumarswords

“Jimi Hendrix is the Greatest, Jeff Beck is the Best, but I prefer to listen to Jimmy Page”
― Kevin Kolenda

“Someday you are the guitarist; someday you are the guitar.”
― Vikrmn: CA Vikram Verma, 10 GOLDEN Steps of Life

“Prometheus, you’ll remember, stole fire from the gods and gave it to the rest of us. That’s what I want to do with guitar instruction and music theory. I want to steal it from the fog of ancient rubrics and the rarified prison of control represented by the academy. I want it liberated from the pulpit and the throne, the pit and the stick . . .”
― Asher Black, The Guitar Decoder Ring: Featuring SIGIL - the New Language of Guitar