Quotes from Robin Trower

The ability to make music is a gift that you're born with; it's not something you can learn.

It gives me a good feeling to know that people out there really care.

It was an experience being on a Beatles tour. They weren't very good. The singing was great, but the playing was a bit weak.

There's more power in the simpler things, I think.

Music has nothing to do with your technical ability.

I think the fundamental part of my technique is my vibrato.

I think it's a sensible thing not to read your fan mail - not to take it too seriously.

I got a guitar when I was about 14, for a Christmas present, and went from there.

Radio is commercial, isn't it. Its a business.

I have short hands. That's why I have to bend up to notes; I can't always reach the frets.

The first real thing I heard was Three O'Clock Blues by B.B. King. That's where it all began for me.

I got a guitar when I was about 14, for a Christmas present, and went from there.

I wouldn't count myself as being a true blues guitarist because I feel you have to live it.

It all comes down to the density of the wood. Every guitar's different.

While I was with Procol Harum, the only time I'd see my guitar was either when I walked onstage or in the studio.

If I could sing, I wouldn't be a guitarist.

When I was a little kid, I was very impressed with Elvis.

I don't tend to have a favorite album; I tend to have favorite tracks. There are flaws in every album that spoil it for me.

A wah-wah is important as well. I love it; it makes the guitar scream.

I've always been the first to admit that Jimi was a very big influence on my early stuff.

I can't say I feel influenced by today's guitar players.

I didn't want to get attached to one guitar; I didn't want to have an instrument that was irreplaceable.

I was very keen on people like Elvis, Carl Perkins, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Gene Vincent.

I feel I've been blessed with a gift of creativity and composition. That's why I've been able to keep going.