Fisted Quotes

My original interests and intentions in guitar playing were primarily created on quality of tone, for instance, the way the instrument could be made to echo or simulate the human voice. At the time when I was still thrashing around on the acoustic guitar trying to sound like Leadbelly or Jesse Fuller, there was someone who had already achieved this particular goal. That was Hank Marvin (Hank B. Marvin) of The Shadows. He had found, and settled on, a clean, pure sound which disallowed any kind of ham-fisted playing. Only the lightest touch was permitted. The result was a marvelous mixture of clear, sweet melody over a strong rock beat (and what a great drum sound). On top of all this, he looked like Buddy Holly and played a real Stratocaster!

I think I have a shot at being in the Top 20, ... Gambill has served like a demon and behaved like an angel. He has punished opponents with deep and penetrating double-fisted backhands, while all the time endearing himself to the British crowd with his warm and pleasant nature. Not being the ugliest man ever to walk the planet doesn`t hurt him either.

It`s incredible considering the public perception that he was tight fisted and he was more than prudent, and lacked ambition to take Tottenham to where the fans wanted them to be.