3 Quotes by Richard Betts

When Lonnie Mack came out with the guitar instrumental “Memphis” I thought, Oh God, finally somebody we guitar players can relate to !

If I’m going to buy a new guitar, I take it to a good ‘hot’ room, like a tiled bathroom, and listen to the wood. If tone comes off the neck, you can bet it’s gonna sound beautiful through an amp.

It hit the damn papers that I was being chased through the woods with dogs and choppers. I mean, who the hell are we after here, John Dillinger? For Chrissakes, I’m just a lowly guitar player.