Who I am as a guitarist is defined by my failure to become Jimi Hendrix.

- John Mayer

I wouldn't count myself as being a true blues guitarist because I feel you have to live it.

- Robin Trower

If I could sing, I wouldn't be a guitarist.

- Robin Trower

I don't see myself as such an important guitarist.

- Ritchie Blackmore

I would say I am an amateur guitarist.

- Rain Phoenix

The pianist Cecil Taylor is extremely melodic; the guitarist Derek Bailey is extremely melodic, and Ornette Coleman.

- Pat Metheny

I think Wes Montgomery is the greatest jazz guitarist that ever lived.

- Kevin Eubanks

I've been invited to do a trio with a fantastic jazz guitarist and a harmonica player.

- Karen Black

I set myself up to be a bass guitarist and bass players get a lot more work than people like me.

- John Entwistle

I started out as a guitarist in the early '80s.

- Johnny Depp

I really consider myself more of a rhythm guitarist than a soloist.

- Alex Lifeson

I am, and always will be, a blues guitarist.

- Eric Clapton

I never considered myself a songwriter, but now since I've been working with Nick Lowe, I am contributing to an extent. But I'm the guitarist and he's not, so we compliment each other in a way.

- Dave Edmunds

I trained as a classical guitarist but that was it.

- Colin Greenwood

Eric Clapton is my dream guitarist.

- Carole King

The guitarist always looks a bit clever because he's got so many strings and apparently knows what to do with them.

- Bernard Sumner

I'm not particularly good at anything. I'm not an incredible guitarist or piano player or songwriter. I think what I do is, when I notice someone is really good at something, I try to get that out of them.

- Benny Blanco

I never felt I had enough personal style to pursue being just a guitarist.

- Bruce Springsteen

If you're a guitarist, you should not be intimidated by using your instrument as a synthesizer, but you shouldn't feel that you have to own one, either.

- Andy Summers

I'm a self-taught guitarist, but I have a classical music background.

- Adam Jones