Dave Grohl Quotes

I play the real instruments. I don't waste my time with anything else.

You have a natural groove inside of you, but the more you practise, the more comfortable you will be with your instrument.

I guess by taking lessons early on, and really trying to play all the rudimentary stuff, and try to have it sound as good as my teacher. It took a lot of practice, which I enjoyed, and still do.

We want to be good at our craft, whether it's writing music or playing it live.

I wish I was a shredder that could play everything, but I don't have the patience.

Playing guitar is not a beauty contest.

A true musician, like Johnny Cash, should be able to walk into a room with nothing but an instrument and capture people's attention for two hours.

You see, that is it with music, you never stop learning.

I started playing guitar when I was in my late teens, and within two years I was starting to play shows.

I love music so much I love what I do. I work very hard at being the best musician I can be because I love it.

I was always pretty decent at fast stick work or doing stuff that seems impressive that's not really; I was pretty tasteful and had good ideas musically. But I had a terrible sense of tempo, which is like being a blind painter. The conductor would just rip into me, and it lasted for years.

I want to be the most melodic artist. 'His music ability, the way he write, his creativity is undeniable.' I want people to say that about me.

I don't really admire musicianship per se - as is obvious from my own playing.

It is a real piece of art if you can make a waltz sound like it is the easiest piece of music to play, because it's really not.

I've been musically inclined since I picked up an instrument in the fourth grade. I just really appreciate music. I love to listen to it; I love to sing. I wouldn't consider myself, like, a natural singer. I just developed it over time, honestly, just listening. I'm a great listener to music.

When I need to nail that riff to the cross, Marshall will always provide the hammer!

You can play a shoestring if you're sincere.

The value of music is to be able to play one note at the right time in the right way.

There are more bad musicians than there is bad music.

Until you learn to play what you want to hear, you're barking up the wrong tree.

I consider myself to be an inept pianist, a bad singer, and a merely competent songwriter. What I do, in my opinion, is by no means extraordinary.

I sing and play guitar and harmonica. I've been doing it for a long time.

I wanted to shred, so I learned classical guitar.

I play no instruments.

While it is true that Frank had a great sense of humor, he was also very serious about composing music. In reality there are only a handful of skilled players who can play his most complex pieces. It takes a lot of patience to learn and requires a fantastic memory.