#guitar

When we moved back to the US, folk music was all the rage. So I traded in my banjo for a guitar. ↗

— Michael Storm

#banjo #folk #folk music #guitar #i

I think a lot of modern day guitarists start off playing like Eddie van Halen, and they don't take the time to learn the basics. ↗

— Alvin Lee

#day #eddie #guitarists #halen #i

It was by listening to Goodman's band, that I began to notice the guitarist Charlie Christian, who was one of the first musicians to play solos in a big band set-up. ↗

— Alvin Lee

#began #big #big band #charlie #christian

I just couldn't take school seriously: I had this guitar neck with four frets which I kept hidden under the desk. It had strings on it so I would practice my chord shapes under the desk and that's about all I did at school. ↗

— Alvin Lee

#chord #desk #did #four #frets

I have a piano and a guitar, and I tend to switch back and forth between those two instruments to help me get inspired. ↗

— Sean Lennon

#between #forth #get #guitar #help

I played guitar when I was young and never really considered it as a way to make a living. ↗

— Lyle Lovett

#guitar #i #living #make #never

It's that kind of in-born music thing - I could pick up the guitar and play something. It's not something I consciously do. ↗

— Ziggy Marley

#could #guitar #i #kind #music

I didn't know that people compared Bill Hicks and I but certainly I'm flattered if they do. I knew Bill a bit. We had dinner a couple of times and played guitar together once. I really tried to keep my distance from him professionally. ↗

— Marc Maron

#bit #certainly #compared #couple #dinner

The guitar was my weapon, my shield to hide behind. ↗

— Brian May

#guitar #hide #shield #weapon

I'm singing what I want to sing based on the emotion of what that day feels like. That's what comes out of my mouth and guitar. That impacts people. They know anything can happen. ↗

— John Mayer

#based #comes #day #emotion #feels