Facts about Robin Trower

Occup.Musician
FromEngland
BornMarch 9, 1945
Age79 years

Summary

Robin Trower is a famous Musician from England, he/she is 79 years old and still alive, born March 9, 1945.

Zodiac:
He/she is born under the zodiac pisces, who is known for Fluctuation, Depth, Imagination, Reactive, Indecisive. Our collection contains 30 quotes who is written / told by Robin.

30 Famous quotes by Robin Trower

Small: I cant say I feel influenced by todays guitar players
"I can't say I feel influenced by today's guitar players"
Small: The first real thing I heard was Three OClock Blues by B.B. King. Thats where it all began for me
"The first real thing I heard was Three O'Clock Blues by B.B. King. That's where it all began for me"
Small: My songs are more arrangements than they are songs
"My songs are more arrangements than they are songs"
Small: I have done some things that Im very proud of. I dont think you can say any more than that, really
"I have done some things that I'm very proud of. I don't think you can say any more than that, really"
Small: I go through about two Fender mediums a night because I dont pick straight down its sort of sideways, a
"I go through about two Fender mediums a night because I don't pick straight down; it's sort of sideways, and it shaves them off"
Small: I go for as much feeling as I can rather than show what I can do up and down the neck. I dont play to s
"I go for as much feeling as I can rather than show what I can do up and down the neck. I don't play to show people ability"
Small: I dont tend to have a favorite album I tend to have favorite tracks. There are flaws in every album tha
"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"
Small: It was an experience being on a Beatles tour. They werent very good. The singing was great, but the pla
"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"
Small: If I could sing, I wouldnt be a guitarist
"If I could sing, I wouldn't be a guitarist"
Small: I feel that my playing on the first album was probably some of my best
"I feel that my playing on the first album was probably some of my best"
Small: A wah-wah is important as well. I love it it makes the guitar scream
"A wah-wah is important as well. I love it; it makes the guitar scream"
Small: Music has nothing to do with your technical ability
"Music has nothing to do with your technical ability"
Small: Its impossible to play a run with as much feeling as a single note. Ive never been so much into runs as
"It's impossible to play a run with as much feeling as a single note. I've never been so much into runs as making single notes cry"
Small: Ive always been the first to admit that Jimi was a very big influence on my early stuff
"I've always been the first to admit that Jimi was a very big influence on my early stuff"
Small: I didnt want to get attached to one guitar I didnt want to have an instrument that was irreplaceable
"I didn't want to get attached to one guitar; I didn't want to have an instrument that was irreplaceable"
Small: Radio is commercial, isnt it. Its a business
"Radio is commercial, isn't it. Its a business"
Small: It all comes down to the density of the wood. Every guitars different
"It all comes down to the density of the wood. Every guitar's different"
Small: I have short hands. Thats why I have to bend up to notes I cant always reach the frets
"I have short hands. That's why I have to bend up to notes; I can't always reach the frets"
Small: A certain death of an artist is overconfidence
"A certain death of an artist is overconfidence"
Small: The States still has the best audiences by far
"The States still has the best audiences by far"
Small: I feel Ive been blessed with a gift of creativity and composition. Thats why Ive been able to keep goin
"I feel I've been blessed with a gift of creativity and composition. That's why I've been able to keep going"
Small: When you start believing youre something special, then youre not going to be striving to move forward
"When you start believing you're something special, then you're not going to be striving to move forward"
Small: I was very keen on people like Elvis, Carl Perkins, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Gene Vincent
"I was very keen on people like Elvis, Carl Perkins, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Gene Vincent"
Small: While I was with Procol Harum, the only time Id see my guitar was either when I walked onstage or in th
"While I was with Procol Harum, the only time I'd see my guitar was either when I walked onstage or in the studio"
Small: When I was a little kid, I was very impressed with Elvis
"When I was a little kid, I was very impressed with Elvis"
Small: The ability to make music is a gift that youre born with its not something you can learn
"The ability to make music is a gift that you're born with; it's not something you can learn"
Small: I wouldnt count myself as being a true blues guitarist because I feel you have to live it
"I wouldn't count myself as being a true blues guitarist because I feel you have to live it"
Small: I think the fundamental part of my technique is my vibrato
"I think the fundamental part of my technique is my vibrato"
Small: I think its a sensible thing not to read your fan mail - not to take it too seriously
"I think it's a sensible thing not to read your fan mail - not to take it too seriously"
Small: I got a guitar when I was about 14, for a Christmas present, and went from there
"I got a guitar when I was about 14, for a Christmas present, and went from there"