Robin Trower
Robin Trower
Robin Leonard Troweris an English rock guitarist and vocalist who achieved success with Procol Harum during the 1960s, and then again as the bandleader of his own power trio...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionGuitarist
Date of Birth9 March 1945
song thinking way
To me there's a definite way of doing a song. If I didn't think that, I wouldn't have done it that way in the first place.
christmas guitar christmas-present
I got a guitar when I was about 14, for a Christmas present, and went from there.
track albums flaws
I don't tend to have a favorite album; I tend to have favorite tracks. There are flaws in every album that spoil it for me.
play people feelings
I go for as much feeling as I can rather than show what I can do up and down the neck. I don't play to show people ability.
blessed creativity able
I feel I've been blessed with a gift of creativity and composition. That's why I've been able to keep going.
albums firsts feels
I feel that my playing on the first album was probably some of my best.
guitar want instruments
I didn't want to get attached to one guitar; I didn't want to have an instrument that was irreplaceable.
player guitar today
I can't say I feel influenced by today's guitar players.
guitar important scream
A wah-wah is important as well. I love it; it makes the guitar scream.
artist certain-death certain
A certain death of an artist is overconfidence.
singing weak very-good
It was an experience being on a Beatles tour. They weren't very good. The singing was great, but the playing was a bit weak.
thinking done proud
I have done some things that I'm very proud of. I don't think you can say any more than that, really.
hands notes i-can
I have short hands. That's why I have to bend up to notes; I can't always reach the frets.
ifs if-i-could guitarist
If I could sing, I wouldnt be a guitarist.