Robin Trower quotes

If I could sing, I wouldn't be a guitarist. (Robin Trower)
I go for as much feeling as I can rather than show what I can do up and down the neck. I don't play to show people ability. View quote
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The first real thing I heard was Three O'Clock Blues by B.B. King. That's where it all began for me. View quote
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It all comes down to the density of the wood. Every guitar's different. View quote
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I feel I've been blessed with a gift of creativity and composition. That's why I've been able to keep going. View quote
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The ability to make music is a gift that you're born with; it's not something you can learn. View quote
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A certain death of an artist is overconfidence. View quote
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The States still has the best audiences by far. View quote
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I can't say I feel influenced by today's guitar players. View quote
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I was very keen on people like Elvis, Carl Perkins, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Gene Vincent. View quote
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My songs are more arrangements than they are songs. (Robin Trower)
I got a guitar when I was about 14, for a Christmas present, and went from there. View quote
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I think the fundamental part of my technique is my vibrato. View quote
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Music has nothing to do with your technical ability. View quote
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I have short hands. That's why I have to bend up to notes; I can't always reach the frets. View quote
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I don't tend to have a favorite album; I tend to have favorite tracks. There are flaws in every album that spoil it for me. View quote
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When you start believing you're something special, then you're not going to be striving to move forward. View quote
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It's impossible to play a run with as much feeling as a single note. I've never been so much into runs as making single notes cry. View quote
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A wah-wah is important as well. I love it; it makes the guitar scream. View quote
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I have done some things that I'm very proud of. I don't think you can say any more than that, really. View quote
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When I was a little kid, I was very impressed with Elvis. (Robin Trower)
I feel that my playing on the first album was probably some of my best. View quote
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While I was with Procol Harum, the only time I'd see my guitar was either when I walked onstage or in the studio. View quote
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It was an experience being on a Beatles tour. They weren't very good. The singing was great, but the playing was a bit weak. View quote
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Radio is commercial, isn't it. Its a business. View quote
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Robin Trower

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Photo: Carl Lender at https://www.flickr.com/photos/clender/, CC BY-SA 3.0
Occupation: English Musician
Born: March 9, 1945
Quotes count: 30