48 Paul Gilbert Quotes for You to Enjoy

Paul Gilbert

American Musician

Born: Nov 6, 1966

First Guitar Me Music Think You

My initial ideas are just a starting place. As a record goes along, it becomes more about making discoveries and getting excited about new songs. Paul Gilbert

Record About More Songs Excited New Along Ideas Becomes Making Discoveries New Songs Goes Getting Just Place Initial Starting

Normally, I can get through a whole show with one guitar pick. Paul Gilbert

Guitar I Can Through Pick Normally Get Show Whole

I've found that as I've learned to improvise melodically, it seems like I can come up with a bigger variety of stuff. I kind of selfishly enjoy it more, because I'm in the moment so much. Paul Gilbert

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It is the universe where all rock players live- we all use distortion, overdrive, gain and saturation. I call it ‘fuzz.' Paul Gilbert

Live Universe Distortion Call Rock Where Gain Use Players

I've realized that, as the years have gone on, I have become completely impatient with the demo process. Paul Gilbert

Become Gone Impatient Demo Years Process Realized

While I was writing the songs for 'Fuzz Universe,' I was immersing myself in Bulgarian Female Choir music, Baroque lute and violin pieces, Johnny Cash songs about trains, cows, mules, and mining coal, the Bee Gees, and Ronnie James Dio. Paul Gilbert

Music Myself Writing Universe Mining About Cash Johnny Johnny Cash Songs Pieces Female Bee Bee Gees Cows Trains James While Ronnie Choir Coal Baroque Mules Violin

My life is a glorious tornado of musical projects! Paul Gilbert

Life Life Is A My Life Glorious Musical Projects Tornado

Everyone has to start somewhere! I certainly didn't sound great when I first started playing, and I remember all my guitar teachers, both good and bad, and what it felt like to struggle with even the simplest of things. Paul Gilbert

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I've certainly enjoyed doing clinic tours for larger audiences, but the most valuable teaching experience has been the hundreds of lessons that I've given where I can hear the students play. Paul Gilbert

To me, the secret of Eddie Van Halen was Alex Van Halen, because the way Alex played was so loose and the way the two of them locked together… Those two are connected so thoroughly they might as well be one person. Paul Gilbert

Rock shows are loud, so I try to use a sound that is warm on the high frequencies. Paul Gilbert

Try High Rock Sound Loud Warm Use Shows

Teaching has made me realize that a lot of my fast playing is the musical equivalent of, ‘Umm… umm… uhh...' - it's like when you're trying to think of the next thing to say that actually has meaning, you fill space. ‘Umm' has about the same meaning as my fast playing. Paul Gilbert

Teaching is just something that has come naturally to me. I didn't set out to be a teacher. I wanted to be a Beatle! But there were only four of them, so the job openings were really limited. Paul Gilbert

Mostly, I'm much more of a guitar player than I am a singer. Paul Gilbert

I Am Guitar Guitar Player More Singer Mostly Am Than Much Player

I went from wanting to be a Beatle to becoming a ‘widdly-widdly' guitar player. Paul Gilbert

Guitar Guitar Player Beatle Becoming Wanting Player

The band that made me want to be a musician in the first place was the Beatles. And I think John Lennon used to say something like, ‘We're just a singing group,' when he talked about the band. So that's what I say about Mr. Big - we're a singing group! Paul Gilbert

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I think all of The Beatles were from an era when certainly playing was important to them, and they were cutting edge. But for all time, they're master composers. Paul Gilbert

Time Beatles Important Master Edge Think I Think Composers All-Time Era Were Them Cutting Cutting Edge Certainly Playing

The first song on my first album is not a song - it's a guitar solo! It's called 'Frenzy,' and it's pretty much nonstop maniacal guitar playing. I had just turned 19, and I had some serious muscle then. Paul Gilbert

Song Guitar First Solo Guitar Playing Some Pretty Had Frenzy Nonstop Just Maniacal Turned Then Much Serious Album Muscle Playing

I'm not a reader myself, so I don't expect anyone else to be. Paul Gilbert

Myself Else Reader Expect Anyone Anyone Else