16 Quotes by Marc Ribot

I hate nostalgia, I want nothing to do with it.

Modern instruments were designed to throw sound all in one direction.

Avant-garde means never having to say you're sorry.

Good is the director who lets you do what you have to do.

Avant-garde means never having to say you’re sorry.

Influence people think about it as someone you like but influence is also what you’re revolted by. In fact, often it’s what you’re running away from.

I’m not a really good classical guitarist by any means, but what I learned from this is a way of working very slowly on solo pieces and I enjoyed working on these pieces of John’s. They were not written for solo guitar but a lot of them were easy to adapt.