Orianthi Quotes

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Orianthi

Profession : Musician

Birth : January 22, 1985

I think people see me, and they can't get past my looks or the fact that a girl can be serious about playing the guitar.

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I'm so excited to share 'Heaven In This Hell' with the fans!

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I'm all about inspiring young musicians to get out there and express themselves through music.

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Beats are really inspiring. They always make me want to write something over them.

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A great guitar solo is really a song within a song. You can always go off and do your pageantry, but it has to be structured.

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My favorite solos are all very melodic. Those are the ones that are the most memorable.

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If somebody likes your videos, they're gonna tell their friends. They're gonna send e-mails about you, and before you know it, your name is getting around.

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Being promoted as a bubble-gum type artist that has one hit and it's all over is not something I want to do. I want a long career. I want to continue to play guitar and have as much guitar in there as possible in a commercial song without being too indulgent.

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I play a PRS Custom 22. I learned on a Custom 24. It was set for a country guitarist, so it had a really high action.

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I like to just plug in and play; I don't use a lot of effects.

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I'd like to be able to get more girls to play guitar. I think with a girl playing electric guitar, sometimes it's seen a bit like a guy doing ballet. All the people I learned guitar from have been guys. There are some great female players, like Bonnie Raitt and Jennifer Batten, but very few.

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Music is not a sport - one is not better than the other. You just like what you like and get inspired.

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I swear that he is an alien. There is something about his phrasing that is so unpredictable and cool. It makes you wonder where it came from. I wish I could play like that. I listen to Jeff Beck and think, 'Bloody hell!' The way that Jeff Beck and his band play together is just amazing. Yeah, those guys definitely come from another planet.

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My dad is a guitar player with huge vinyl record collection. I loved listening to his albums, especially Cream and The Yardbirds.

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Eric Clapton was such a great player. He sounds like he's Freddie King or someone like that. He plays the roots of blues and Delta blues. He really affected me with the way that he plays, because he never really plays that many notes.

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My dad used to listen to Jimi Hendrix and Eric Clapton, and my mom liked Michael Bolton and Roy Orbison. She was pretty big into country music, too. So there was a wealth of music being played in the house, and I kind of took it all in.

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Who didn't want to dance like Michael Jackson? I know I did.

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Sometimes I want to hear something fun to cook or bake to; other times, I need specific songs to to lift me up.

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I'm always amazed at how records can make you feel like somebody else understands you.

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Since I was three, music's been my life.

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