Leo Kottke

“I was trying to play the trombone, but I had a problem with my teeth. The trombone was trying to play me.”

“I'm not interested in being a finger-style guitarist. I'm a guitarist who happens to play with his fingers.”

“You don't play the guitar; you play the sound. The sound is what you're after.”

“The 12-string is a perverse instrument, but it's my favorite.”

“My right hand is my rhythm section.”

“You have to be willing to sound bad to sound good.”

“I'm more interested in the sound of the guitar than the music. I'm a sound man.”

“My voice is an acquired taste. You have to be patient.”

“I think the guitar is a beautiful instrument. It's a universe.”

“When I started playing, I was trying to make the guitar sound like a piano.”

“I'm not a composer. I'm a re-composer. I take things that I hear and I re-compose them.”

“The audience is the final ingredient.”

“If you want to play something, you have to be able to hear it. It's that simple.”

“I'm always looking for a sound that I haven't heard before.”

“I don't think in terms of notes. I think in terms of sound.”