Orianthi Quotes

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Orianthi

Profession : Musician

Birth : January 22, 1985

It was pretty insane to play the Grammy Awards and looking out in the audience and seeing rock royalty - Bono and Paul McCartney. It was crazy.

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Getting to write a song with Steve Vai - he was my first support.

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I'm half Greek, half Australian.

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I got to jam with Prince, which is amazing.

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I was the only kid reading guitar magazines at the back of the classroom.

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You have to work hard if you want something, and my parents instilled that into me when I was really young.

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I'm constantly creating and writing.

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So many people have gone through the experience of not feeling good enough.

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Girls are supposed to sing. It's the guys' thing to play the guitar. Crossing the line is kind of like trying to be a male ballerina. But if you work long and hard enough, are really passionate about it, people will finally shut up and listen.

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I was contacted through MySpace to come and jam out for Michael Jackson. I thought it was a joke. I forwarded it to my manager, and it actually was legitimate, so I went the next day.

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It's hard to solo when you're walking around, especially when you're in Michael Jackson's presence. There are easier things in life to do.

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I aim to inspire a bunch of female guitar players to get out there and take it seriously and never give up.

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I've seen some female players, and they get up there and play an A chord and leave... and it's not a good representation. You can take it seriously and love it as much as a guy loves it, not just to get up there and pose.

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My outlook on life is to keep looking up. If you're looking down, you don't see the light. For me, it's all about embracing that and thinking positively.

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I love all animals. I'm such an animal lover.

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I had two roosters at one point ,and that was pretty noisy. Our neighbors didn't like us very much. They would crow at the same time. That's why we had them in soundproof kennels.

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I have an aquarium full of fish and some Mexican walking fish.

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I love singing my own stuff, but I also love being a guitar player. Doing both keeps things interesting.

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I like collecting chickens.

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You go with what you 'get,' and I get playing the guitar. It's a challenge because it's not an easy instrument to play. There are so many interesting sounds you can make out of it and so many different elements. I dig it.

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