Jeff Beck

“I haven't got a car or a house. I've got a guitar and a suitcase. That's all.”

“It's an unconscious thing, you know, playing music. It's not a cerebral process.”

“I'm not a showman. I'm a musician.”

“I play the way I do because it allows me to come up with the sickest sounds I can imagine.”

“I don't understand why some people will only listen to one style of music. There are so many good things out there.”

“I like an element of chaos in music. That feeling is the best thing about throwing dice.”

“The guitar can be a wonderful instrument which is agonizing to play.”

“It's all in the hands. I've never had a lesson.”

“My Strat feels like an extension of my body... it's a part of me.”

“I just want to carry on the way I am. I don't want to be a big rock star.”

“I try to get it to sound like a human voice, screaming.”

“Every day is a new challenge. You're never going to master the guitar.”

“I wanted to be the best guitarist in the world. And I thought I was for a while.”

“Hi Ho Silver Lining was the worst thing I ever recorded.”

“For me, the guitar is a vehicle for melodies. It's a way to express myself.”

“Some of the stuff I've done is rubbish. I don't know what I'm doing half the time.”