“My first time doing music was on acoustic guitar. I had a friend from ...” — Shamir Quote

“My first time doing music was on acoustic guitar. I had a friend from Texas who taught me so much country, I entered a few country competitions. But eventually, I got tired of it.”

“My main goal was to have something for everyone and not just one sound.”

“If you listen to most of my songs, the lyrics are pretty kind of dark, but I like to put it behind happy music because then it evens it out... I'm really happy, actually. Obviously I have my bad moments, but I always challenge myself to not put negativity out there because there's already enough.”

“My guitar playing is a synthesis of traditional American acoustic style and Urban Pop and R&B.”

“When you break out the acoustic guitar, the words are the focal point unless you're the Jimi Hendrix of the acoustic guitar. So the words have to have meaning.”

“I do some solo, acoustic stuff, but I also like plugging in my electric guitar and playing loud with a band.”