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Paul Gilbert
1966 • American • Musician
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Showing 60 quotesBeing in a band is hard. Even if you like somebody, you start to argue over silly things.— Paul Gilbert
When I look back at the span that Mr. Big lasted, we had some unbelievable times. But there were grueling times, too.— Paul Gilbert
There's nothing like sitting down and playing music with somebody. It breaks down all the barriers in life.— Paul Gilbert
Music and guitar are my favorite things, so it's fun to get together with other people who share the passion and talk about the details.— Paul Gilbert
Andy Timmons is someone I've jammed with many times over the years, and we always have a great chemistry when playing together.— Paul Gilbert
To me, the secret of Eddie Van Halen was Alex Van Halen, because the way Alex played was so loose and the way the two of them locked together... Those two are connected so thoroughly they might as well be one person.— Paul Gilbert
At the time, it all seemed pretty normal. It was okay to have a pink guitar and glow-in-the-dark pants, and play with a drill. 1987, that was the worst year. I think that was the worst year for capes and for hair!— Paul Gilbert
To me, you had to have a least a couple of ugly guys in the band. That's why Saxon was great.— Paul Gilbert
With Racer X, whenever we have time, we try to put a record together. And that's always fun because the guys in the band are great friends and I don't think I ever laugh as hard as I do when I'm with the Racer X guys.— Paul Gilbert
In my daily life, I tend to be very literal and unsuperstitious. But music gives me an outlet to be very emotional.— Paul Gilbert
After 35 years of bone-crushing rock guitar playing, I'm finally starting to get my head out of the harmonic sand and learning how to play over chord changes.— Paul Gilbert
From the start, I held the pick in an unusual way. I used to bend my thumb way back in order to get a good angle for fast playing. I played that way for 10 years.— Paul Gilbert
I am trying to build the biggest callus possible on my first finger so I can do one-finger bends and vibrato like B.B. King.— Paul Gilbert
Life's too short, you know? If you find something you love and that other people love, why not do it?— Paul Gilbert