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I would prefer it if people thought that I didn't work hard, that I just played the guitar for three minutes a week and was like, 'Check out this song - what do you think?' That would be ideal. I would prefer telling people that I'm just truly talented.

— Julian Casablancas

Sentiment: POSITIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

I'd much rather talk about guitar playing. I hate it when people ask me about my lyrics. I always feel like telling them to just go and read them.

— James Hetfield

I always thought that I was an important musician. If you don't have that confidence, why would you go on and do it?

— Yoko Ono

I'm not trying to be flippant here, but I just play the guitar, don't I? That is my characteristic, and it's my identity as you hear it.

— Jimmy Page

I get why people want to come see me play guitar, but I still don't understand why people want to interview me.

— Kaki King

I really worked to try and be creative enough on the guitar parts so those who aren't real educated would know that there was some difficulty in doing it.

— Brad Paisley

I could care less about sitting around and practicing the guitar for hours a day and trying to be the best guitar player on the planet.

— Scott Ian

✗Opposing Perspectives

As a guitar player, it's harder for me to impress somebody than it is to write a song that they like.

— Brad Paisley

I'm coming into places with some people who just want to hear what I did before, with some people who want to hear me with a band, but I am just at the moment sticking to my guns and saying, 'You know what? I want you just to hear this for a minute. I want it to be in the context of me and a guitar.'

— Beth Orton

I'm fine with being thought of as a guitar player, and if I can get any recognition or respect for doing that, that's a pretty good thing for me.

— Paul Weller

You feel this pressure that people will take you more seriously if you play guitar, but I've decided I'm a singer and that's enough.

— Natalie Imbruglia