It's a magical thing, the guitar. It allows you to be the whole band in one, to play rhythm and melody, sing over the top. And as an instrument for solos, you can bend notes, draw emotional content out of tiny movements, vibratos and tonal things which even a piano can't do.

David Gilmour

David Gilmour

Band Bend Content Draw Emotional Even Guitar Instrument Magical Melody Movements Notes Out Over Piano Play Rhythm Sing Solos Thing Things Tiny Tonal Top Which Whole You

Related Quotes

Usually, in the studio, on this sort of thing... you just go out and have a play over it, and see what comes, and it's usually - mostly - the first take that's the best one, and you find yourself repeating yourself thereafter.

— David Gilmour

There are more compositions for classical guitar than any other instrument, other than, maybe piano.

— Clare Callahan

ClassicalCompositionsGuitar

There's usually a rhythm and a melody in my head, and that creates an emotional state.

— Stephan Jenkins

CreatesEmotionalHead

I don't have a very disciplined approach to practicing or anything, but I do tend to have a guitar around most of the time, which I strum on most of the day.

— David Gilmour

AnythingApproachAround

I know melody. I know rhythm; I know bass guitar; I know the piano. I know everything about music that helps build the music that go along with creating the whole art form, you know what I'm saying?

— Nayvadius Cash