George Strait Quotes

You know, somebody mentioned that I was sort of a jazz-pop singer. And I'm thrilled that somebody would find that, at last, in my presentation, because it's such a part of where I live.

I'm not trying to be flippant here, but I just play the guitar, don't I? That is my characteristic, and it's my identity as you hear it.

Generally, I think of myself as a guitar player, but when I do find the right song to sing lead on, I try to do my best.

I've always known the kind of songs I wanted to sing and play.

I consider myself more of a rock 'n' roll fiddler.

Being a rock and roll band is about spending time on the details so that you can hone your own identity.

I've always been a little bit in the background as a singer and even as an acoustic-guitar player, although I crank it up and rock with my Marshall stacks, too.

I never saw myself as the classic singer/songwriter who sticks to his guitar.

Just because I don't sing about the normal country themes doesn't mean my songs aren't country. I'd rather sing about having fun.

I'm not a singer, a walking instrument like Aretha Franklin. When you get an Iggy Pop record, you don't get "Iggy Sings." I am also a style of music, an approach.

I have a very difficult time describing my music. Because I run into people in the hardware store and they go, 'Oh, you're a musician. So what kind of music do you play?' And I go, 'Uh, I've been doin' this for many years - I don't know what to call it.'

I can't take any more white boys noodling around on their guitars.

I play bass. I don't have to go out there and screech.

I never thought of myself as being the singer that wanted to create an identity and then stick to that.

I don't think I'm a country artist, really. I'm a country person, but I don't think I'm necessarily a country singer or musician.

I'm not committed to putting myself up for a blues guitarist, even though I love playing the blues.

I just started playing guitar and started singing and started working on this act that I would call 'Don McLean' when I was probably in high school.

I listened to a battery radio, old country and pop stuff. Because I was singing all the time, my dad bought me a $7.50 guitar.

I have a good time doing 'Give Me Back My Man.' Keith Strickland can really fly on the guitar.

My sister taught me how to use my voice, and my brother taught me how to play guitar.

I don't sing white; I don't sing black - I sing Bronx. When I sing 'Ruby Baby,' I'm rolling like Jimmy Reed. I wanted to communicate like Hank Williams and groove like Jimmy Reed.

I still dabble in different types of music, but I'm sticking to my Country roots.

We're so tribal in Britain about music. But my music - my guitar playing, the rhythms, et cetera - just express my personality, because I'm self-taught.

For me, this band and the music that I write and this touring thing that I do and playing in front of people, singing, and making a lot of noise on guitar - all that was more important than a lot of other things.

Well, I think at first, songs were sort of the vehicle which allowed me to be on the stage and get to hold a guitar and get to sing.