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When do you suppose the electric guitar was invented? If you thought the 1950s, you'd be wrong. If you can muster a recollection of hearing electric guitar in Lionel Hampton's big band in the 1940s and date it to that decade, you'd still be off - by more than 30 years.

~Daniel Levitin

Topics: Band Big Big Band Date Decade Electric Electric Guitar Guitar Hampton Hearing Invented More Muster Off Recollection Still Suppose Than Thought Wrong Years You 1950S 1940S

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The electric guitar and its players hold a place of privilege in the annals of rock music. It is the engine, the weapon, the ax of rock.

~Daniel Levitin

Topics: Ax Electric Electric Guitar Engine Guitar Hold Music Place Players Privilege Rock Rock Music Weapon

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Yes, there were piano bands and great rock pianists, from Jerry Lee Lewis and Little Richard to Keith Emerson, Rick Wakeman, and Elton John. But something about the electric guitar speaks of more than music - it epitomizes and gives voice to the rebellion, power, and sexuality of rock.

~Daniel Levitin

Topics: About Bands Electric Electric Guitar Elton Elton John Gives Great Guitar Jerry John Lee Lewis Little More Music Piano Power Rebellion Richard Rick Rock Sexuality Something Speaks Than Voice Were Yes

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We actually added an extra electric guitar to beef up 'Need You Now', but we haven't changed any of this 'Own The Night' record at all for the international releases.

~Dave Haywood

Topics: Actually Added Any Beef Changed Electric Electric Guitar Extra Guitar International Need Night Now Own Record Release Up You

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It was amazing for me growing up in the musical decade of the '60s. I saw The Beatles on television and went out and bought an electric guitar.

~David Cassidy

Topics: Amazing Beatles Bought Decade Electric Electric Guitar Growing Growing Up Guitar Me Musical Out Saw Television Up

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I've always loved the electric guitar: to hold it and work it and hear what it does is unreal.

~David Lynch

Topics: Always Does Electric Electric Guitar Guitar Hear Hold Loved Unreal Work

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I got into rock music at thirteen, listening to Van Halen, learned how to play the electric guitar.

~Dierks Bentley

Topics: Electric Electric Guitar Got Guitar Halen How Learned Listening Music Play Rock Rock Music Thirteen Van Van Halen

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I do the protest stuff. I do country and western. I play both acoustic and electric guitar in a lot of different styles, from loud, psychedelic stuff to quiet finger-picking.

~Eugene Chadbourne

Topics: Acoustic Both Country Different Different Styles Electric Electric Guitar Guitar Lot Loud Play Protest Psychedelic Quiet Stuff Styles Western

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I've made my own music, and the way I've always described it is Peggy Lee with an electric guitar, or Billie Holiday with some PJ Harvey in there.

~Evan Rachel Wood

Topics: Always Billie Holiday Electric Electric Guitar Guitar Harvey Holiday Lee Made Music My Own Own Peggy Some Way

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The thing I find frustrating about rock music is, how different can you make an acoustic drum kit sound, an electric guitar and vocals?

~Flume

Topics: About Acoustic Different Drum Electric Electric Guitar Find Frustrating Guitar How Kit Make Music Rock Rock Music Sound Thing Vocals You

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