Nancy Wilson (1954) American rock musician, member of Heart
On female guitarists, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame interview https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8EKTGlQp-c, 2016
Ziggy Stardust
Song lyrics, The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars (1972)
Nancy Wilson (1954) American rock musician, member of Heart
On female guitarists, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame interview https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8EKTGlQp-c, 2016
“If I see a chick playing guitar, I’m drawn to that band immediately.”
Courtney Love (1964) American punk singer-songwriter, musician, actress, and artist
On women playing guitar, Pitchfork (1 May 2014)
2014–2017
Context: If I see a chick playing guitar, I’m drawn to that band immediately. I want to know everything, even if it’s completely electronic. But you have to really get my attention if you’re male. I can’t help it. It’s part of my nature.
Jaani Peuhu (1978) Finnish musician
Iconcrash: Enochian Devices Blog, 2007-12-14 http://www.eurobands.us/2007/04/06/iconcrash-506,
“If you hand me a guitar, I'll play the blues. That's the place I automatically go.”
Eric Clapton (1945) English musician, singer, songwriter, and guitarist
“Dave (Catching) played lap steel, a little guitar, keys and did a lot of drinking.”
Josh Homme (1973) American musician
Over the Years and Through the Woods, "The Bronze" commentary footage (2005)
Over the Years and Through the Woods
“I'll tell you one thing: I will always play the sh** out of my guitar.”
Joe Satriani (1956) American guitar player
As quoted in "Shred on Arrival" in Guitar World (November 1993).