G3 Quotes

"Just as a blues player can play 20 blues songs in a row but find a way to make each one different, ... I always want to find different ways to do something"
Joe Satriani

Well, I started to teach guitar because I needed the money. I had worked as a gardener, a bricklayer, even in a clothing store, but what I really wanted to do was to stick around music.
Joe Satriani

Back in 1995, I was having a meeting with my manager and complaining that with all the success that I had had, I found myself onstage or in a studio somewhere as the only guitar player, and I started to feel isolated.
I also noticed that I was never in the same town or state as other guitar players like Steve. We were kept apart as we were considered competition for each other. Guitar players love to hang out and jam together, yet it is the hardest thing to get to happen.
So we came up with the idea of setting up a guitar festival if you like. We had to limit it to three guitarists though, as most venues will only allow you to play for a maximum of three hours or so. And from that, G3 was born. I think my manager came up with the name.
Joe Satriani