From Beethoven to Mick Jagger, music is an expression of one's soul that you can't help but love. With every generation a leading artist has the capability of capturing that expression in a song that resonates with their audience for years. Based on the artists we've had the pleasure of listening to over the last few decades, there is a lot to say. Here are some of our favorite musical quotes from our favorite musicians. While some are before our time, they still understand the importance of a few notes.

1. FAMOUS MUSIC QUOTES
BY FAMOUS MUSICIANS

2. “The guitar is a small
orchestra. It is polyphonic.
Every string is a different
color, a different voice.”
- ANDRE SEGOVIA

3. “I don’t read music. I don’t write it. So
I wander around on the guitar until
something starts to present itself.”
- JAMES TAYLOR

4. My guitar is not a thing.
It is an extension of myself.
It is who I am.
–JOAN JETT

5. "Music is a higher revelation than
all wisdom and philosophy. Music
is the electrical soil in which the
spirit lives, thinks and invents.”
!
– LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN

6. "When you strum a guitar you have
everything - rhythm, bass, lead and melody"
- DAVID GILMORE

7. "Music is my religion."
- JIMI HENDRIX

8. "If you hit a wrong note, then make it right by
what you play afterwards."
- J O E PASS

9. “You’re always
learning about this
thing every time you
pick it up”
!
– KEITH RICHARDS

10. “If you play music for no other reason than actually just
because you love it, the skills just kinda creep up on you.”
!
– NUNO BETTENCOURT.

11. “I’m pretty basic as far as
technique is concerned. I
don’t use many gadgets,
and I like the sound my
guitar makes, anyway.”
- BRIAN MAY

12. "Regardless of what you play, the biggest thing is
keeping the feel going."
- WES MONTGOMERY