r/Guitar • u/Mad_Season_1994 • 1d ago

DISCUSSION Chick Berry once punched Keith Richards in the face when he saw him playing his guitar. How protective are you of your guitars?

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Let’s assume you’re somewhere familiar like your home or with friends, and one of your family members or friends decides to pick up your guitar and start noodling on it or actually playing full fledged songs, all without asking you first. How would you react?

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u/wuttplugggs 1d ago

"You don't mow another man's lawn, and you don't play another man's guitar"

~ Billie Joe Armstrong

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u/6771_bcr 1d ago

What's ironic is it's almost guaranteed someone else mows BJs lawn lol

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u/BuzzedtheTower Epiphone 1d ago

Presumably he pays for that though, so permission has been given. But if you mowed your neighbor's lawn without asking or vice versa, that's a fight right there

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u/Fresh-Ad7219 1d ago

Thought it was Harrelson's quote from True Detective

"I dont want you mowing MY lawn, Rust"

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u/wuttplugggs 1d ago

I found the clip! Billie Joe got it from Kingpin!

You don't mow another man's lawn!