Chris Slade Quotes

I just wonder where I was when the talent was being given out, like George Benson, Kenny Burrell, Eric Clapton... oh, there's many more! I wouldn't want to be like them, you understand, but I'd like to be equal, if you will.

I practice on the acoustic guitar a little bit, but I think I have reached the peak of my talent.

I despise people who revel in the ignorance of not being able to play their instrument.

Guitar playing isn't really for everybody.

I know I'm a strong performer. I'm not an evolved musician.

Although they can do it all the time, you know, they're far better than me, on a musically, on a theoretical music level. You know, they're out of my league.

For the record, Jeff Jarret cannot play guitar. Honky Tonk Man cannot play guitar. Elias? Guitar, piano, harmonica, drums, you name it. I can do anything.

Playing to a decent standard sometimes isn't enough.

You can't compete with Sweets' sound and time feel. It's impossible.

There are more bad musicians than there is bad music.

I thought it was too 'glam rock' to practice. The problem is that now I'm a pretty bad guitar player.

I'll never be the best guitar player.

I consider myself to be an inept pianist, a bad singer, and a merely competent songwriter. What I do, in my opinion, is by no means extraordinary.

Everybody on our cast is very musically talented, except for me.

So, I really don't consider myself a fabulous keyboard player.

Playing guitar is not a beauty contest.

By many peoples' standards, my playing is very primitive but by punk standards, I'm a virtuoso.

See, I'm not a very good musician.

I've played every instrument you could possibly think of for 10 minutes. So I'm mediocre at everything. I can play drums, guitar, piano, violin, saxophone, clarinet, flute... Just not well.

I may not be a first-rate composer, but I am a first-class second-rate composer.

I've known Shawn for several years. And he's just an amazing talent. He's a great writer, a marvelous, marvelous guitar player, and plays really good fiddle.

Frank's bands could play the hardest stuff and make it seem like no big deal.

I know I'm not musically talented.

Punk rock has never really had much patience with musical virtuosity. Actually, it'd be more accurate to say that for most of its history, punk has been actively hostile to virtuosity.

I think I can keep a rhythm to a beat, but there are quite a few people who would argue with me.