77 Quotes by Joe Satriani

When you hear something you don’t like, don’t ever play it again.

I write the songs first and in most cases teach myself the technique second.

There’s a fine line between giving the sense of freedom and being too free.

I started out playing guitar because Jimi Hendrix was my hero, so my roots were really based on Jimi Hendrix and his style of playing.

It’s funny how you can struggle with one piece and write a better one in a minute. When things come easy, it means it’s good.

Some of us are going to play faster than others. Hitting the right notes and getting your technique right is so much more important than speed.

Song ideas have come to me in the middle of interviews, in the shower, or while I’m writing another song.

I pride myself on being incorrigible. I have a very hard time being told what to do.

18th September, 1970; Jimi Hendrix dies. I’m still on the football team when I get the news. So I take my helmet off and confront the coach to tell him I’m quitting the team. In a moment of brilliance he gives me one look and says “OK”.