A biography for Orianthihasn’t been written yet.
“I'd be a chef if I wasn't a musician, that's for sure.”
“I'm always amazed at how records can make you feel like somebody else understands you.”
“Sometimes I want to hear something fun to cook or bake to; other times, I need specific songs to to lift me up.”
“Success has been a gradual thing; it hasn't been overnight. So I appreciate everything and never take it for granted.”
“I aim to inspire a bunch of female guitar players to get out there and take it seriously and never give up.”
“If somebody likes your videos, they're gonna tell their friends. They're gonna send e-mails about you, and before you know it, your name is getting around.”
“I'm a rock/blues guitar player. I'm not wanting to be a pop star or anything.”
“I knew from when I was six that music would be my life, and I used to spend most of my time in the music room.”
“It's a crazy industry. I'm not into the partying, I'm a pretty healthy person.”
“When I saw Santana for the first time, I was really inspired. Same with Stevie Ray Vaughn.”
“There's a lot of players I look up to, and I hope that I can be a role model to young female guitar players. Hopefully they can believe in themselves more.”
“Being promoted as a bubble-gum type artist that has one hit and it's all over is not something I want to do. I want a long career. I want to continue to play guitar and have as much guitar in there as possible in a commercial song without being too indulgent.”
“Girls are supposed to sing. It's the guys' thing to play the guitar. Crossing the line is kind of like trying to be a male ballerina. But if you work long and hard enough, are really passionate about it, people will finally shut up and listen.”
“It's not easy being a female guitar player. You have to believe in yourself.”
“The She Rocks Awards does so much for women in music, and I'm excited to be a part of it.”
“I just like to experiment.”
“I was playing piano at three and started writing songs when I was six or seven, and I've been addicted since then.”
“I think you can hear the Delta blues thing in something like the intro to 'Heaven in This Hell,' which has that down-home acoustic riff.”
“I'm all about inspiring young musicians to get out there and express themselves through music.”
“I had a teacher at school who told me to take up the harp.”