Two Great Quotes (about guitars of course!) Add on Yours!

[VTexan]

Playing in Open G he gave us BROWN SUGAR, HONKY TONK WOMEN, CAN'T YOU HEAR ME KNOCKIN' and WILD HORSES. I think he found a lot of money doing that! And many parts of those songs are above the 5th fret.

[rmp]

Originally Posted by themissal

Someone told Chet Atkins, "Man, that guitar sure sounds good!" Chet then put the guitar on the floor and asked him, "Ok, how does it sound now?"

darn it Sal,, I beat me to it..

[tonyg]

"Never underestimate an old man with a guitar."

[taylorgtr]

"Steve Cropper could play more in 7 notes than most metal players could in a 20-minute solo." - Unknown, Guitar Player Magazine

"There's no prize for getting to the end of the song first." - Me, said to a drummer who would speed up as they went through EVERY song.

[gmel555]

Originally Posted by rmgjsps

OK, not a quote, but an observation (but you can quote me!)

Guitars are like Martinis: one isn't enough -- two are too many, three isn't enough -- four are too many ....

PS: I'm aware of the grammatical error, it is intentional to maintain parallel construction.

Do you know how many guitars you need?........Just one more!

[taylorgtr]

Originally Posted by VTexan

Playing in Open G he gave us BROWN SUGAR, HONKY TONK WOMEN, CAN'T YOU HEAR ME KNOCKIN' and WILD HORSES. I think he found a lot of money doing that! And many parts of those songs are above the 5th fret.

The '5th fret' quote is from James Jamerson - bass player for pretty much every Motown record.

Here's another quote - Jackson Browne to Tom Petty at the MUSE concerts, on opening for Bruce Springsteen:

Browne: "If it sounds like they're booing, they're just yelling BRUUUCE."
Petty: "What's the difference?"

[VTexan]

Originally Posted by rmp

darn it Sal,, I beat me to it..

...was Raul Malo of the Mavericks. He was in the studio when Atkins was recording his last album.

[gfspencer]

Originally Posted by JC.

"I have more guitars than friends"

That one is definitely true.

[Bob Womack]

"The guitar is the most unpredictable and least reliable musical instrument in existence...and also the sweetest, the warmest, the most delicate, whose melancholic voice awakes in our soul exquisite reveries." - Andres Segovia

"This is a national steel guitar. One day I was sitting and playing around on this and came up with "Romeo and Juliet" just because of the nature of the guitar. (demonstrates) I could probably play it on that (indicates Martin) and it would sound okay but it wouldn't be quite the same as this delightfully vulgar piece of equipment (smiles gently). It's got the lovers on the back in the canoe, too, doesn't it? Really, I've always thought of these things as being magical, in a way." - Mark Knopfler

"I play the way I do because it allows me to come up with the sickest sounds possible. That's the point now, isn't it?" - Jeff Beck

Bob

[Villamarzia]

“My worst nightmare is that, once I’ll be under 3 ft of ground, my wife will sell all my guitars for the price I told her I paid for..” (someone on this forum)

[C-ville Brent]

Lots of great quotes, most I'd not heard before. I suppose the old, related quote that is most applicable to me is:

"three chords and the truth"

If someone already listed, my apologies.

[Earl49]

"An empty wooden box with strings, with music waiting to spill out". - David Wilcox
That seems like a song idea to me.........

[The Growler]

Originally Posted by taylorgtr

"There's no prize for getting to the end of the song first." - Me, said to a drummer who would speed up as they went through EVERY song.

Awesome. I may have to borrow this.

[guitar george]

Creedence Clearwater Revival - Lodi

If I only had a dollar
For ev'ry song I've sung
And ev'ry time I had to play
While people sat there drunk
You know, I'd catch the next train
Back to where I live
Oh Lord, I'm stuck in Lodi again

[fenderball]

my wife said if i buy one more guitar, she'll shoot me....got any amps???

(something like that anyway)