Well when I made my first record I thought it would be a good joke to have me on one side, have the lable say John Fahey on one side, and this guy Blind Joe Death on the other side. Votes: 14
As soon as the groupie finds out that you make errors in everyday life like everybody else does and that you are human, they turn on you and hate you. Votes: 11
Regarding fame, fortune and Oregon I do wish I had more money. Votes: 10
As for fame, it can go to your head and you can become full of yourself. Votes: 9
More American young people can tell you where an island that the 'Survivor' TV series came from is located than can identify Afghanistan or Iraq. Ironically a TV show seems more real or at least more meaningful interesting or relevant than reality. Votes: 9
Early Bluegrass is my favorite kind of music, not to many people know that. Votes: 8
Well I was on the one hand, the more I played the guitar the more I began to really love the guitar and to love virtually any kind of music that anybody played well on guitar. Votes: 7
So I learnt a few country western songs, I bought a chord book, and right away I started writing my own stuff, which nobody else did that, I don't know why. Votes: 7
From a social perspective, I am looking for friends, not acolytes. Votes: 6
Being worshipped is a horrible experience. Votes: 4
When I play, I very quickly put myself into a light hypnotic trance and compose while playing, drawing directly from the emotions. Votes: 4
But I say these things in an objective dispassionate manner because, you know, and I can't explain why, but being one of the greatest guitarists in the world simply is not very important to me. Votes: 4
The other thing in composition is opening up the unconscious. Votes: 3
See my father knew a lot about music, he played the piano and he would do theory and stuff like that, but I didn't learn anything from him, but I played that for him and he liked it a lot. Votes: 3
I thought I'd be wasting my time to go to commercial record companies and make demos for them, because don't forget, I was doing what I was doing and nobody understood what I was doing. Votes: 2
I also know that I am not a great technician. Votes: 2
I just want to be treated like an average guy. Votes: 1
There is something about guitars"maybe something magical"when played right, which evokes past, mysterious, barely-conscious sentiments, both individual and universal. Votes: 0
How can I be a folk? I'm from the suburbs you know. Votes: 0
I was using them as teachers for technique but I was never trying to be a folk. Votes: 0
Well folks, that's about it for the show tonight. Votes: 0
I had a big background in listening to classical music and I started trying to compose, like I was playing the guitar but I heard an orchestra in my head. Votes: 0