Paul Reed Smith Inspirational Quotes (7)

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. You have to learn the language before you can learn to be a novelist.

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 grabbed off the line. I've been playing it ever since.

There are times when product is more important than people and sometimes the people are more important than the product.

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 gives me my money's worth.

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

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

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.