I'm pretty good at letting people do what they are good at, that's why they're experts.

- Paul Reed Smith

I don't see any rock stars playing an electric guitar from some new maker like you see in the acoustic guitar world.

- Paul Reed Smith

I change guitars as they come and go. I have one I played for almost a decade, but I've put it away. It was the first McCarty. Now, I'm playing one I…

- Paul Reed Smith

People by themselves can be pretty stupid. People working together can be very powerful.

- Paul Reed Smith

I have my own hard earned money and if I buy a fly rod I'm going to give my money to the company that's giving me value. I'm going to the guy who giv…

- Paul Reed Smith

It used to be that I could talk to someone in Texas and nobody would hear about it. Now, the moment I open my mouth it's all over the world. The seco…

- Paul Reed Smith

I see money as a reflection of how much impact you're having on the world. I see money as a metaphor in a way.

- Paul Reed Smith

I tried to make guitars that were close to what my heroes played. That's the way it's done. My experience is that you have to do it like a musician. …

- Paul Reed Smith

Nobody gives twenty-five million dollars to anybody if they're not getting twenty-five million worth out of it. Forget it. It just doesn't happen.

- Paul Reed Smith