My philosophy is, honestly never collected anything that I don't play. I know a lot of people that collect guitars, but for me, I want instruments th…

- Ronnie Montrose

Reading and writing music is a wonderful way of getting ideas in your head down to someone else who reads and writes, but if you don't read and write…

- Ronnie Montrose

You know, you don't please everybody.

- Ronnie Montrose

I feel very fortunate to have my ears. I'd share them with everybody but I only have two to go around.

- Ronnie Montrose

My first experience with music was my father, he was a stereo buff and he built his own little Hi-Fi center with recorders and everything and I liste…

- Ronnie Montrose

When I started reaching teenage years, I listened to everything that was on the radio like everyone else did, which was Chuck Berry, Beach Boys and t…

- Ronnie Montrose

I shared guitars before I actually got one of my own and played a guy's Silver tone and played another guys Danelectro 12 string and it was at about …

- Ronnie Montrose

I was too broke to buy a guitar so I more borrowed guitars from friends.

- Ronnie Montrose

I was producing demos for a band that was called Physical Ed. Out of production of demos I went and did a few jam sessions with then in Northern Cali…

- Ronnie Montrose