"For me, the most difficult thing is that I am learning melodies on guitar from some songs whose melodies were not meant to be played on guitar. Ever. They were intended mostly for keyboards or melodic percussion"
- Dweezil Zappa
About this Quote
In this quote, Dweezil Zappa is expressing the difficulty he faces as a musician. He discusses that he is discovering melodies on guitar from songs that were not initially written for that instrument. These melodies were intended for keyboards or melodic percussion, which have a various variety and noise than a guitar. This presents a trouble for Zappa as he need to adjust and discover a way to play these melodies on his guitar. It needs a lot of skill and creativity to make the melodies sound excellent on a different instrument. Zappa's statement highlights the flexibility and adaptability of artists and the difficulties they deal with in their craft.
This quote is written / told by Dweezil Zappa somewhere between September 5, 1969 and today. He/she was a famous Musician from USA.
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