English Guitarist Quotes

Mark Knopfler

Jeff Beck

Albert Lee

Music is the cup which holds the wine of silence. Sound is that cup, but empty. Noise is that cup, but broken.

That ain't working, that's the way you do it
Get your money for nothing and chicks for free.

I've got no particular desire to play ten minute solos. Those were never valid anyway in my book — never. It was just a cheap way of building up a tension in the audience... A solo should do something; it shouldn't just be there as a cosmetic. It should have some aim, take the tune somewhere. I'm not saying I can do it, but I try and take the tune somewhere.

I used to practice scales, but I think mainly in positions. I do runs that go from position to position, basically around chord shapes. I can get around pretty easily from one position to another, and on a good night it sound pretty hot. I'll take chances. Sometimes I'll trip over myself, but most times I'm lucky.