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Geoffrey Arnold Beck (born 24 June 1944) is an English rock guitarist. He is one of the three noted guitarists to have played with The Yardbirds (the other two being Eric Clapton and Jimmy Page). Beck also formed The Jeff Beck Group and with Tim Bogert and Carmine Appice he formed Beck, Bogert & Appice.

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I've tried to become a singer with the guitar and not let any technological licks run my life. Just write the licks and play them as best as I can as a part rather than ad libbing.

Guitar, Play, Run, Running, Technological, Writing

If you can make it sound exciting with a joke drum machine, you know you've got something.

Drum, Exciting, Machine, Machines, Sound

At the end of the day, there are a hell of a lot of notes being played out there and I defy the average middle-American or the average punter to differentiate between them.

Average, Being Played, Day, Differentiate, Hell, The End Of The Day

I've never stuck around long enough to know if anyone would miss me. That's rock 'n' roll, though. Here today, gone tomorrow.

Enough, Long, Miss, Missing, Rocks

If you were to plot my success or failure, it goes, it very seldom stays on a high plateau.

Failure, Ifs, Plot, Stays, Success, Success Or Failure

Nowadays music is as disposable as a McDonald's wrapper.

Disposable, Mcdonalds, Music, Music Is, Wrapper

When Jazz broke through in England, I remember sneaking to listen on the radio much to my parent's disapproval.

Broke, England, Music, Parent, Radio, Sneaking

After I saw Jimmy [Hendrix] play, I just went home and wondered what the f*** I was going to do with my life.

Funny, Home, Jimmy, Music, Saw, Wondered

I don’t care about the rules. In fact, if I don’t break the rules at least ten times in every song, then I’m not doing my job properly. Emotion is much more important than making mistakes, so be prepared to look like a chump. If you become too guarded and too processed, the music loses its spontaneity and gut feeling

Chump, Jobs, Making, Mistake, Processed, Song

Yes, it's in my left ear. It's excruciating. . . I mean, it's the worst thing 'cause it's not. . . It never. . . It does go away - it's not true to say that it doesn't but, uhh. . . It doesn't. . . The doctors say it won't. . . It isn't actually going away - you've just gotta suppress. . . They try to come to terms with what it actually. . . Why some people fear it - that's the psychology behind it. They know it's there but why is it such a horrible sound? Well, you can say why is a guy scratching at a window with his nails such a horrible sound - I couldn't put up with that! This is worse!

Cause, Come, Doctors, Excruciating, Mean, People

I'm happy in English studios. I just feel like there's no pressure anywhere.

Anywhere, Feels, Like, No Pressure, Pressure

I would have loved to have been two people, but I was determined not to devote my entire life to my career.

Careers, Determined, Loved, People, Two

My first wife said, 'It's either that guitar or me,' you know -- and I give you three guesses which one went.

Giving, Guesses, Guitar, Music, Wife

Can't stand it. Too many amps, too much volume, it's just flat-out ear assault. Speedy guitars leave me not feeling detached but physically upset. When you think of all the subtleties that were built into the guitar and amps for you to discover they completely cover the whole lot with a rack of effects. The guitar doesn't need that.

Amps, Assault, Guitar, Subtleties, Thinking, Upset

I was interested in the electric guitar even before I knew the difference between electric and acoustic. The electric guitar seemed to be a totally fascinating plank of wood with knobs and switches on it. I just had to have one.

Difference, Differences, Electric, Guitar, Interested, Woods

I cherish my privacy, and woe betide anyone who tries to interfere with that.

Betide, Cherish, Privacy, Tries, Trying, Woe

. . . by far the most astonishing guitar player ever has got to be Django Reinhardt. . . Django was quite superhuman, There's nothing normal about him as a person or a player.

Django, Guitar, Player, Superhuman

Things turn out better by accident sometimes. But you can't organize accidents.

Accident, Accidents, Organize, Sometimes, Things, Turns

I don't care about the rules, if I don't break the rules at least 10x every song then I'm not doing my job.

Break, Job, Jobs, Music, Song

I wanted to be in Rolling Stone number two with a tomorrow feel to it, like an experimental Rolling Stones with Jagger singing.

Experimental, Jagger, Numbers, Singing, Tomorrow, Two

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