Mick Ronson

“I always saw myself as an arranger first and a guitarist second.”

“I'd always been a musician, but I was kind of a musician in the background.”

“To me, a great guitar solo is one that you can hum.”

“I was never a flashy guitar player. I was always more interested in the song and the arrangement.”

“You have to have your own sound. That's the most important thing for a guitarist.”

“My sound came from a Les Paul, a wah-wah pedal and a Marshall stack. Pretty simple, really.”

“With David, it was always about the song. The guitar part had to serve the song, not the other way around.”

“We [The Spiders from Mars] were a proper band. We rehearsed hard, we worked hard, and we looked after each other.”

“The whole glam rock thing was great fun. It was theatrical, and it was about putting on a show.”

“I don't think I ever played the same solo twice. It was always about what felt right in the moment.”

“I used to think that to be a producer, you had to be a musician. But you don't. You just have to be a good listener.”