I'm not a 'guitarist.' I'm trying to be a bassist.
Now, I only play very occasionally, and in fact, more piano than clarinet or sax.
I think I've been playing bass for as long as I've played guitar, and I love them both.
I use Gibson guitars; I prefer the Les Paul custom.
I just loved the guitar when it came along. I loved it. The banjo was something I really liked, but when the guitar came along, to me that was my first love in music.
I don’t really have a relationship with the guitar; it’s like my slutty lover, whereas I’m married to the piano
I like the idea of having an old Gibson [guitar], but I don't have one. The Gibson has a different quality, but it's almost like you need both.
As a musician, I don't think I'm the greatest guitar player. I'm a bigger fan of the drums than I am the guitar; I just happen to play guitar. I play drums almost every day at my house. I wrote a lot of songs behind the drum kit, just having the music and vocals in my head and playing the rhythm.
In my mind these two instruments speak to me in different ways, and the solo stuff seems to be easier to do on the soprano.
When I die, I'd like to come back as a cello.
I love music with real instruments. I'm not one of those guys that's a purist about analog vs. digital, but I love the analog approach. Sonically, I connect to that.
I have to say, I do love the Ovation guitars. If I had one guitar to play, it would be that one, and it's got nothing to do with having my name on it. I absolutely rely on it.
The guitar is the coolest instrument in the world.
I love the sound and temperament of an upright piano.
The best slide guitar, unless you're playing the Muddy Waters-style, is the old '52 Goldtop Les Paul.
I started playing guitar when I was eight. Well, I started piano and really liked it but never practiced, but it taught me how to read music, and then my mom signed me up for guitar lessons, and I connected to that way more.
There are certain times when I feel more inspired, filled with a strong power that forces me to listen to my inner voice, and when I feel more need than ever for a Pleyel piano.
I'm not saying I wouldn't play a seven-string. It's just that I've never needed one. Most dudes who play seven-strings don't sound any different than someone playing a six-string that's tuned down.
The violin is my mistress, but the guitar is my master.
My main horn is a hybrid of a flugelhorn a coronet and a trumpet, but that's really because, for me, each instrument to me had a different voice, and I liked them all, but I didn't like any one of them singularly.
There was always a guitar hanging around the house when I was a kid. It was a much lower impact instrument than me playing the drums, which is what I really wanted to do. My mother put a stop to the drumming.
I actually first picked up an ukulele before I picked up a guitar.
I've never felt anything that moves me as much as my piano. I'm an emotional player. I don't really like people. I prefer my piano to people. It's totally reliable and it's alive. I can hear what it's saying.
When I feel like improvising, I always improvise on the guitar, never on the lute. It's as natural to me as breathing.
I wanted my voice to be a tenor sax, really.
