Joe Satriani: Guitar

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Joe Satriani: 62 quotes1 like

“Guitars are fun. There are plenty of different kinds to play. They look cool. They sound cool. Don't *you* want to play guitar?”

As quoted in Musician magazine (November 1996).

“I can embarrass myself very easily on guitar. It's funny because people say to me I can play anything; I'm God on the guitar. But I could make a big list of everything I can't play... I'm grateful that people don't notice that.”

As quoted in BAM Magazine (6 April 1990).

“When you think about where guitar playing is going today…: it's going everywhere at the same time.”

As quoted in "Shred on Arrival" in Guitar World (November 1993).

“I assume most guitar players are like me. They're playing, having fun; then they get a magazine in the mail that says "Shred Is Dead" and they say, "What the Hell?"”

They throw it away and keep on playing.
As quoted in "Shred on Arrival" in Guitar World (November 1993).

“I'll tell you one thing: I will always play the sh** out of my guitar.”

As quoted in "Shred on Arrival" in Guitar World (November 1993).

“When these guitar mags bring up that stuff up and say such and such came up with this and that which is pushing the boundaries, I just say, "let's step back for a minute and admit something: nothing has happened for the last 100 years." And it's okay. It's not a bad thing … We're all working with "tools" that have been in existence for the last 100 years and there hadn't been a new "tool" for a long long time.”

As quoted in RIP magazine (June 1994).

“His vocal warmup, as quoted in Guitar World (October 1990).”

“If someone can relate my guitar solo to an exercise in a book … that's no fun at all.”

As quoted in Guitar Player (November 1989).

“My first [guitar] 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…”

As quoted in BAM Magazine (6 April 1990).

“…Is the greatest guitar player in the world.”

Steve Vai about Satriani, as quoted in Joe Satriani : The Satch Tapes (1993).