Joe Satriani Quotes

I'm ready to take the heat.

When these guitar mags bring up that stuff up and say such and such came up with this and that which is pushing the boundaries, I just say, "let's step back for a minute and admit something: nothing has happened for the last 100 years." And it's okay. It's not a bad thing … We're all working with "tools" that have been in existence for the last 100 years and there hadn't been a new "tool" for a long long time.

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

If someone can relate my guitar solo to an exercise in a book … that's no fun at all.

When you hear an instrumental song someone is singing over, you know right away it's wrong.

My inspirations don't come from outer space, they just come to me. I have no idea why they come when they do.

The Squares [his former band] never really fit in. We weren't rock enough. We weren't alternative enough. We weren't new wave enough and we weren't punk enough. Maybe we just weren't the right people for the band.

I've always spent a lot of time on my records with what I think were unique rhythmic approaches … but no one ever writes about your rhythm playing

Song ideas have come to me in the middle of interviews, in the shower, or while I'm writing another song.

I'll tell you one thing: I will always play the sh** out of my guitar.

...Is the greatest guitar player in the world.

I write the songs first and in most cases teach myself the technique second.

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

I pride myself on being incorrigible. I have a very hard time being told what to do.

Sounds cool. Looks cool. Feels cool.