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Barry McGuire Quotes

Hate your next-door neighbor, but don’t forget to say grace Picture Quote #1

If you listen to the left track on their album, if you get the Best of the Mamas and Papas, you listen to the left track, you can still hear a little bit of my voice. My son discovered that once Picture Quote #1

It was really fun. Well, Bobby was just basically a folk singer. He didn’t play with any bands or anything, like all the rest of us. Just played his guitar and sang his songs Picture Quote #1

The big turning point, really, was the Beatles’ influence on American folk music, and then Roger took it to the next step, and then along came the Lovin’ Spoonful and everybody else Picture Quote #1

But times changed, and I changed, and I didn’t feel that way anymore. The Beatles were happening. I think that was probably the main thing. The Beatles just changed the whole world of music Picture Quote #1

So he was opening night... I was out of a job, and I’d been to every producer in Hollywood trying to get a job singing. But nobody wanted to know me Picture Quote #1

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My buddies worked with me for weeks, and I went up to take my test, and started crying because I couldn’t remember the words. I can remember songs. If you put it to a melody, I would have sung it to ‘em in a minute Picture Quote #1

I was very laced with drugs myself, but Fred seemed to be even more so than me. That might have had something to do with it. That might have had something to do with nobody wanting to play my records, too, I don’t know Picture Quote #1

I remember we woke up one morning at Denny’s house and John Phillips called. He said, you guys okay? We said, yeah, what’s wrong, what’s going on? He said, well, everybody’s dead over at Sharon’s house at Terry Melcher’s place Picture Quote #1

You know, the music business is like the Lotto. Just put your numbers down and sometimes they hit, and sometimes they don’t. There’s just no rhyme or reason Picture Quote #1

When I wrote “Green, green, “ it was like a really a statement of where I was at philosophically in my life Picture Quote #1

The big turning point, really, was the Beatles’ influence on American folk music, and then Roger took it to the next step, and then along came the Lovin’ Spoonful and everybody else Picture Quote #1

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It was really fun. Well, Bobby was just basically a folk singer. He didn’t play with any bands or anything, like all the rest of us. Just played his guitar and sang his songs Picture Quote #1

I know great songwriters. Fred Neil would come up when he was in L. A., we all used to hang out. He would sit there and sing, and we would just melt. I mean, we would go to his recording sessions Picture Quote #1

I did about a 100 concerts this year. all over the United States. We’re cutting back next year to about 40. We generate money for an organization called Mercy Corps Picture Quote #1

But times changed, and I changed, and I didn’t feel that way anymore. The Beatles were happening. I think that was probably the main thing. The Beatles just changed the whole world of music Picture Quote #1

There’s only one drummer. We all travel to his beat. Well, I couldn’t sing his song. Because for me, it wasn’t a truthful statement. Well, Linda sang it, and it was a monster for her Picture Quote #1

And there was a real shedding of the old dogma, like boundaries of morality were being broken down and everybody was into the new party mode of just loving on each other. Which destroyed thousands of us. I lost 16 of my personal friends through that lifestyle Picture Quote #1

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To have a songwriter that wrote so specifically what I felt to be true... I’ve never been much of an actor either. If something is real for me, then I can do it Picture Quote #1

Ah, you may leave here, for four days in space, but when you return, it’s the same old place Picture Quote #1

You don’t believe in war, but what’s that gun you’re totin’ Picture Quote #1

You tell me over and over and over again, my friend, you don’t believe we’re on the eve of destruction Picture Quote #1

You may leave here for four days in space, but when you return it’s the same old place Picture Quote #1

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Hate your next-door neighbor, but don’t forget to say grace (Barry McGuire Quotes) If you listen to the left track on their album, if you get the Best of the Mamas and Papas, you listen to the left track, you can still hear a little bit of my voice. My son discovered that once (Barry McGuire Quotes) It was really fun. Well, Bobby was just basically a folk singer. He didn’t play with any bands or anything, like all the rest of us. Just played his guitar and sang his songs. (Barry McGuire Quotes) The big turning point, really, was the Beatles’ influence on American folk music, and then Roger took it to the next step, and then along came the Lovin’ Spoonful and everybody else. (Barry McGuire Quotes) But times changed, and I changed, and I didn’t feel that way anymore. The Beatles were happening. I think that was probably the main thing. The Beatles just changed the whole world of music. (Barry McGuire Quotes) So he was opening night... I was out of a job, and I’d been to every producer in Hollywood trying to get a job singing. But nobody wanted to know me (Barry McGuire Quotes) My buddies worked with me for weeks, and I went up to take my test, and started crying because I couldn’t remember the words. I can remember songs. If you put it to a melody, I would have sung it to ‘em in a minute (Barry McGuire Quotes) I was very laced with drugs myself, but Fred seemed to be even more so than me. That might have had something to do with it. That might have had something to do with nobody wanting to play my records, too, I don’t know (Barry McGuire Quotes) I remember we woke up one morning at Denny’s house and John Phillips called. He said, you guys okay? We said, yeah, what’s wrong, what’s going on? He said, well, everybody’s dead over at Sharon’s house at Terry Melcher’s place (Barry McGuire Quotes) You know, the music business is like the Lotto. Just put your numbers down and sometimes they hit, and sometimes they don’t. There’s just no rhyme or reason (Barry McGuire Quotes) When I wrote “Green, green, “ it was like a really a statement of where I was at philosophically in my life (Barry McGuire Quotes) The big turning point, really, was the Beatles’ influence on American folk music, and then Roger took it to the next step, and then along came the Lovin’ Spoonful and everybody else (Barry McGuire Quotes) It was really fun. Well, Bobby was just basically a folk singer. He didn’t play with any bands or anything, like all the rest of us. Just played his guitar and sang his songs (Barry McGuire Quotes) I know great songwriters. Fred Neil would come up when he was in L. A., we all used to hang out. He would sit there and sing, and we would just melt. I mean, we would go to his recording sessions (Barry McGuire Quotes) I did about a 100 concerts this year. all over the United States. We’re cutting back next year to about 40. We generate money for an organization called Mercy Corps (Barry McGuire Quotes) But times changed, and I changed, and I didn’t feel that way anymore. The Beatles were happening. I think that was probably the main thing. The Beatles just changed the whole world of music (Barry McGuire Quotes) There’s only one drummer. We all travel to his beat. Well, I couldn’t sing his song. Because for me, it wasn’t a truthful statement. Well, Linda sang it, and it was a monster for her (Barry McGuire Quotes) And there was a real shedding of the old dogma, like boundaries of morality were being broken down and everybody was into the new party mode of just loving on each other. Which destroyed thousands of us. I lost 16 of my personal friends through that lifestyle (Barry McGuire Quotes) To have a songwriter that wrote so specifically what I felt to be true... I’ve never been much of an actor either. If something is real for me, then I can do it (Barry McGuire Quotes) Ah, you may leave here, for four days in space, but when you return, it’s the same old place (Barry McGuire Quotes) You don’t believe in war, but what’s that gun you’re totin’ (Barry McGuire Quotes) You tell me over and over and over again, my friend, you don’t believe we’re on the eve of destruction (Barry McGuire Quotes) You may leave here for four days in space, but when you return it’s the same old place (Barry McGuire Quotes)