Tobias Forge Quotes

I got into rock music at thirteen, listening to Van Halen, learned how to play the electric guitar.

I made a good living for a teenager. And I had to learn all different kinds of music - jazz, swing, Motown, pop - and that inspired what kind of music I started to write.

My dad always played a lot of music, so I heard him playing all the time, and then I decided that I wanted to learn to play guitar, so I got an acoustic and started taking lessons. I wanted to be able to shred like Yngwie Malmsteen.

I've been interested in music since I was a teenager, always writing songs.

I've played the guitar since I was 12, and just taught myself songs chord by chord.

I had always loved music. I grew up listening to classic country, Waylon Jennings, Merle Haggard. My dad loved Vern Gosdin and Keith Whitley. So I kept going to class and started getting totally into playing guitar and teaching myself these songs.

I grew up in a very musical family, my father was a musician and a big band leader and made records.

My musical background is like almost every non classical musician in the world. One day a special record was heard and that was it. I was hooked, started trying to play various instruments and was off to bar land to become a rock star. What else?

I like a composer called Henry Purcell, and I love to listen to Neil Young.

I love classical music. Yes, I was in a conservatory when I was younger and played guitar and all that stuff, so I also love rock.

It's really weird to be playing chords again. Haven't played chords for a long time. I realised I haven't played chord changes since OK Computer and stuff like that.

I started out singing covers. I've sung a lot of 'em and love a lot of 'em.

It was my love for the guitar that first got me into music and singing. Growing up, I was inspired by The Beatles and Bob Dylan. Damian Rice was a huge influence for me musically.

Rock and roll mainly but I can play passable jazz also.

As far as music is concerned, I played music for a very long time, so I have a background in that.

I think I always wished I could play guitar as well as Jimi Hendrix.

I play guitar, I jam on the piano, drums, and even the triangle.

When I was younger, and Iron Maiden and Def Leppard and all that stuff was coming out, I was learning all those songs and trying to play guitar and develop my chops. I was a big fan.

With guitar, bass and drums, you've got limited horizons.

I've been singing since I could talk. I started playing the piano when I was about 5 or 6. I picked up the guitar on my 20th birthday.

I think I've been playing bass for as long as I've played guitar, and I love them both.

I can play piano, classical flute, guitar, bass and I'm OK on drums.

I've been doing music since sixth grade.

I play music from Queen, to Elton John, to classic.

Both of my mom's parents were music teachers, so I got a lot of knowledge about everything from classical music to jazz to musicals.