After I saw Jimmy [Hendrix] play, I just went home and wondered what the f*** I was going to do with my life.

- Jeff Beck

I don't understand why some people will only accept a guitar if it has an instantly recognizable guitar sound. Finding ways to use the same guitar pe…

- Jeff Beck

As long as there's something original going on, that's all that matters.

- Jeff Beck

I don’t care about the rules. In fact, if I don’t break the rules at least ten times in every song, then I’m not doing my job properly. Emotion is mu…

- Jeff Beck

Nowadays music is as disposable as a McDonald's wrapper.

- Jeff Beck

If you were to plot my success or failure, it goes, it very seldom stays on a high plateau.

- Jeff Beck

That old funny-shaped bit of wood is still staring me in the face every day saying 'come on, you haven't started yet!' It's infinite.

- Jeff Beck

My first wife said, 'It's either that guitar or me,' you know -- and I give you three guesses which one went.

- Jeff Beck

I've never stuck around long enough to know if anyone would miss me. That's rock 'n' roll, though. Here today, gone tomorrow.

- Jeff Beck