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Guitar World
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Janelle Borg

“When I’m at home, I don’t like to touch the guitar”: Why playing less guitar helped Marcus King become a better player and songwriter

Marcus King performs during Day 2 of Unbroken Circle Music Festival at Bicentennial Park on September 04, 2025 in Madison, Indiana.

Marcus King may be lauded as a modern-day guitar hero, but you won't find him obsessing over the instrument when he's back home from touring – a conscious choice which he says has improved his songwriting chops.

“When I’m at home, I don’t like to touch the guitar,” he tells Guitar World. “I play a lot of piano, which I write on. Or I’ll sit, and I’ll play my pedal steel guitar or my fiddle, banjo, ukulele – anything but the guitar.”

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