|

|

Advertisements

Joe Satriani Quotes

When you think about where guitar playing is going today...: it’s going everywhere at the same time Picture Quote #1

Solos I kind of [couldn’t] care less about. I know most people probably think that’s what I care *most* about, but it’s really the melody playing that is the cornerstone of what I’m working on Picture Quote #1

Guitars are fun. There are plenty of different kinds to play. They look cool. They sound cool. Don’t *you* want to play guitar? Picture Quote #1

Satriani’s Law: There’s at least a 30% chance that someone will print the name Satriani incorrectly Picture Quote #1

18th September, 1970; jimi Hendrix dies. I’m still on the football team when I get the news. So I take my helmet off and confront the coach to tell him I’m quitting the team. In a moment of brilliance he gives me one look and says OK Picture Quote #1

My first lessons lasted two weeks and it was Jingle Bells. It didn’t make any sense at all. I wanted to know how to play like Hendrix Picture Quote #1

Advertisements

... Is the greatest guitar player in the world Picture Quote #1

Sounds cool. Looks cool. Feels cool Picture Quote #1

Mozart was a freaky kind of shredder Picture Quote #1

I’m ready to take the heat Picture Quote #1

I write the songs first and in most cases teach myself the technique second Picture Quote #1

Relax. Be yourself. Play a lot Picture Quote #1

Advertisements

I see something in her eyes, sends me to a better place Picture Quote #1

I started learning to sing what I liked, to experience it in a visceral way. Then it’s inside. Get rid of the neurosis and then you can improvise Picture Quote #1

Solos I kind of care less about. I know most people probably think that’s what I care most about, but it’s really the melody playing that is the cornerstone of what I’m working on Picture Quote #1

I think it’s quite painfully obvious when someone’s practicing through an amp, as opposed to someone who’s really laying down some stuff that just happens to be fast Picture Quote #1

Some of us are going to play faster than others. Hitting the right notes and getting your technique right is so much more important than speed Picture Quote #1

If someone can relate my guitar solo to an exercise in a book... that’s no fun at all Picture Quote #1

Advertisements

When I want to play music, you’ve got to get me on tape or else it goes Picture Quote #1

I pride myself on being incorrigible. I have a very hard time being told what to do Picture Quote #1

There’s a fine line between giving the sense of freedom and being too free Picture Quote #1

When you hear something you don’t like, don’t ever play it again Picture Quote #1

When you think about where guitar playing is going today...: it’s going everywhere at the same time Picture Quote #1

When you hear an instrumental song someone is singing over, you know right away it’s wrong Picture Quote #1

Advertisements

Song ideas have come to me in the middle of interviews, in the shower, or while I’m writing another song Picture Quote #1

My inspirations don’t come from outer space, they just come to me. I have no idea why they come when they do Picture Quote #1

It really sucks when music is so perfect you just don’t need to hear it anymore Picture Quote #1

Friendship Quotes

Motivational Quotes

Inspirational Quotes

Advertisements

Text Quotes

When you think about where guitar playing is going today...: it’s going everywhere at the same time. (Joe Satriani Quotes) Solos I kind of [couldn’t] care less about. I know most people probably think that’s what I care *most* about, but it’s really the melody playing that is the cornerstone of what I’m working on (Joe Satriani Quotes) Guitars are fun. There are plenty of different kinds to play. They look cool. They sound cool. Don’t *you* want to play guitar? (Joe Satriani Quotes) Satriani’s Law: There’s at least a 30% chance that someone will print the name Satriani incorrectly (Joe Satriani Quotes) 18th September, 1970; jimi Hendrix dies. I’m still on the football team when I get the news. So I take my helmet off and confront the coach to tell him I’m quitting the team. In a moment of brilliance he gives me one look and says OK (Joe Satriani Quotes) My first lessons lasted two weeks and it was Jingle Bells. It didn’t make any sense at all. I wanted to know how to play like Hendrix (Joe Satriani Quotes) ... Is the greatest guitar player in the world (Joe Satriani Quotes) Sounds cool. Looks cool. Feels cool (Joe Satriani Quotes) Mozart was a freaky kind of shredder (Joe Satriani Quotes) I’m ready to take the heat (Joe Satriani Quotes) I write the songs first and in most cases teach myself the technique second (Joe Satriani Quotes) Relax. Be yourself. Play a lot (Joe Satriani Quotes) I see something in her eyes, sends me to a better place (Joe Satriani Quotes) I started learning to sing what I liked, to experience it in a visceral way. Then it’s inside. Get rid of the neurosis and then you can improvise (Joe Satriani Quotes) Solos I kind of care less about. I know most people probably think that’s what I care most about, but it’s really the melody playing that is the cornerstone of what I’m working on (Joe Satriani Quotes) I think it’s quite painfully obvious when someone’s practicing through an amp, as opposed to someone who’s really laying down some stuff that just happens to be fast (Joe Satriani Quotes) Some of us are going to play faster than others. Hitting the right notes and getting your technique right is so much more important than speed (Joe Satriani Quotes) If someone can relate my guitar solo to an exercise in a book... that’s no fun at all (Joe Satriani Quotes) When I want to play music, you’ve got to get me on tape or else it goes (Joe Satriani Quotes) I pride myself on being incorrigible. I have a very hard time being told what to do (Joe Satriani Quotes) There’s a fine line between giving the sense of freedom and being too free (Joe Satriani Quotes) When you hear something you don’t like, don’t ever play it again (Joe Satriani Quotes) When you think about where guitar playing is going today...: it’s going everywhere at the same time (Joe Satriani Quotes) When you hear an instrumental song someone is singing over, you know right away it’s wrong (Joe Satriani Quotes) Song ideas have come to me in the middle of interviews, in the shower, or while I’m writing another song (Joe Satriani Quotes) My inspirations don’t come from outer space, they just come to me. I have no idea why they come when they do (Joe Satriani Quotes) It really sucks when music is so perfect you just don’t need to hear it anymore (Joe Satriani Quotes)