Joe Satriani - Play Quotes

6 Sourced Quotes

View all Joe Satriani Quotes

When you hear something you don't like, don't ever play it again.

Joe Satriani

My first [guitar] lessons lasted two weeks and it was "Jingle Bells." It didn't make any sense at all. I wanted to know how to play like Hendrix...

Joe Satriani

Guitars are fun. There are plenty of different kinds to play. They look cool. They sound cool. Don't *you* want to play guitar?

Joe Satriani

Basic anatomy. That has got to be the ongoing frustration: Why can't my fingers do what I want them to do? Not being able to play what I hear in my head — that is the ultimate source of frustration.

Joe Satriani

I can embarrass myself very easily on guitar. It's funny because people say to me I can play anything; I'm God on the guitar. But I could make a big list of everything I can't play... I'm grateful that people don't notice that.

Joe Satriani

When I want to play music, you've got to get me on tape or else it goes.

Joe Satriani