Orianthi Quotes:
A great guitar solo is really a song within a song. You can always go off and do your pageantry, but it has to be structured.
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All of my solos are blues based. Even though a lot of my songs get into pop, I wind up going back to the blues. Trying to escape it is like trying to run from the devil.
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Beats are really inspiring. They always make me want to write something over them.
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Being promoted as a bubble-gum type artist that has one hit and it’s all over is not something I want to do. I want a long career. I want to continue to play guitar and have as much guitar in there as possible in a commercial song without being too indulgent.
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Eric Clapton was such a great player. He sounds like he’s Freddie King or someone like that. He plays the roots of blues and Delta blues. He really affected me with the way that he plays, because he never really plays that many notes.
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Getting ready for a tour is a big process, and I enjoy every part of it.
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‘Guitar World’ is one of my favorite magazines.
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I just like to experiment.
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I just love food and the art of it. There’s such an art to being a good chef and the way you present food and the different ingredients you use. It’s like music – you get inspiration from different genres. It’s the same with art, too.
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I knew from when I was six that music would be my life, and I used to spend most of my time in the music room.
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I like to just plug in and play; I don’t use a lot of effects.
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I play a PRS Custom 22. I learned on a Custom 24. It was set for a country guitarist, so it had a really high action.
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I think if you can get the right bunch of people together, and you’re in the room and it just feels right, then the music will come.
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I think it’s important to evolve and make a different record every time as an artist.
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I think you can hear the Delta blues thing in something like the intro to ‘Heaven in This Hell,’ which has that down-home acoustic riff.
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I want to collaborate with different artists.
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I was contacted through MySpace to come and jam out for Michael Jackson. I thought it was a joke. I forwarded it to my manager, and it actually was legitimate, so I went the next day.
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I was inspired to play electric guitar from listening to a lot of Carlos Santana, Stevie Ray Vaughan, and B.B. King, and that’s always been the kind of music that I gravitate toward.
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I’d be a chef if I wasn’t a musician, that’s for sure.
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I’d like to be able to get more girls to play guitar. I think with a girl playing electric guitar, sometimes it’s seen a bit like a guy doing ballet. All the people I learned guitar from have been guys. There are some great female players, like Bonnie Raitt and Jennifer Batten, but very few.
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If somebody likes your videos, they’re gonna tell their friends. They’re gonna send e-mails about you, and before you know it, your name is getting around.
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I’m a big country fan.
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I’m a fan of stuff that’s on the radio that just gets you moving or whatever, and you’re in the car.
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I’m a rock/blues guitar player. I’m not wanting to be a pop star or anything.
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I’m actually allergic to sulfate – so I can’t have vinegar, and I can’t drink wine.
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I’m all about inspiring young musicians to get out there and express themselves through music.
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I’m always amazed at how records can make you feel like somebody else understands you.
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I’m lucky that my family is musical. Music was encouraged. So when I saw Carlos Santana play and decided to really pursue the electric guitar in earnest, it was OK. My parents knew I was going to go for it.
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I’m so excited to share ‘Heaven In This Hell’ with the fans!
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I’ve been playing electric guitar since I was 11, and I love the blues.
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‘Livin’ on a Prayer,’ ‘Wanted Dead or Alive’ – those are iconic songs.
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Music is not a sport – one is not better than the other. You just like what you like and get inspired.
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My dad is a guitar player with huge vinyl record collection. I loved listening to his albums, especially Cream and The Yardbirds.
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My dad is actually an amazing guitarist, and he always had an incredible record collection, which is how I discovered things like Jimi Hendrix and Santana. I’ll always be grateful for that.
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My dad used to listen to Jimi Hendrix and Eric Clapton, and my mom liked Michael Bolton and Roy Orbison. She was pretty big into country music, too. So there was a wealth of music being played in the house, and I kind of took it all in.
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My favorite solos are all very melodic. Those are the ones that are the most memorable.
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