List of Andres Segovia Quotes

When I Began, The Guitar Was En-closed In A Vicious Circle. There Were No Composers Writing For The Guitar, Be-cause There Were No Virtuoso Guitarists.

Sometimes One Is Without The Pleasure Of Playing. But When The Silence Of The Audience Is Perfect, We Recover That.

The Advice I Am Giving Always To All My Students Is Above All To Study The Music Profoundly... Music Is Like The Ocean, And The Instruments Are Little Or Bigger Islands, Very Beautiful For The Flowers And Trees.

I've Had Only Three Wives And Three Guitars In My Life, Though I've Flirted With Others.

When I Started To Play With My Fingernails, It Was Not Just For Volume. The Most Important Thing Was Giving The Guitar Different Colors In Its Voices.

It Is Not So Hard To Be Original, What Is Hard, Is To Be Original With Continuity.

I Was My Own Teacher And Pupil, In A Comradeship So Firm And Persevering That The Most Trying Incidents Of My Life Served Only To Strengthen The Union.

You Know What I Think? If I Am Tired Now, I Don't Mind, Because I Have Eternity To Rest.

It Is Impossible To Feign Mastery Of An Instrument, However Skillful The Impostor May Be.

Every Guitarist Has A Special Quality Of Sound. The Best Ones Will Use A Good Ear, Much Sensitivity And A Thorough Knowledge Of Music To Prepare The Nuances And Colors Of Sound.

The Piano Is A Monster That Screams When You Touch Its Teeth.

Electric Guitars Are An Abomination, Whoever Heard Of An Electric Violin? An Electric Cello? Or For That Matter An Electric Singer?