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Brownie McGhee Quotes

Anywhere I’m wanted, I’ll go. I’ve got to be wanted, though Picture Quote #1

Logically, when you talkin’ about folk music and blues, you find out it’s music of just plain people Picture Quote #1

Everybody would grab a guitar and listen to somebody else and call themselves a folk singer. When they didn’t know no more songs, they’d run out of them Picture Quote #1

I don’t sit here and dream because I don’t care about the future. I wouldn’t take nothin’ for my past and I’ve got enough behind me that I can write forever Picture Quote #1

I met Sonny after (Blind Boy) Fuller died, and me and Sonny played in the streets like everybody else Picture Quote #1

Logically, when you talkin’ about folk music and blues, you find out it’s music of just plain people Picture Quote #1

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The last thing that the blues needs is another smart-ass white boy with an attitude Picture Quote #1

Something is better than nothing. Doin’ anything for a man, there’s investments involved, there’s time and production. It’s better to give him ten bucks and get a record out than to never record the cat Picture Quote #1

I was playing with steel picks on a steel guitar, and there was no amplification needed Picture Quote #1

When somebody blazes a path to a highway that never end, you should appreciate ‘em some Picture Quote #1

When I was hitch-hiking, people had to follow me, ‘cause I didn’t stay long Picture Quote #1

That’s what I liked about hitch-hiking. If a crowd wasn’t big enough, I kept walkin.’ Picture Quote #1

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I met Sonny after (Blind Boy) Fuller died, and me and Sonny played in the streets like everybody else Picture Quote #1

I got Sonny up to Harlem, and we started street playin’ in New York. We did that for three or four years and survived. We brought it back to the streets again Picture Quote #1

I don’t sit here and dream because I don’t care about the future. I wouldn’t take nothin’ for my past and I’ve got enough behind me that I can write forever Picture Quote #1

From then on in, me and Sonny started makin’ records. My first records, sonny was backin’ me up. Sonny wasn’t singin’ natural at the time; he was singin’ falsetto Picture Quote #1

I only write about what I do, what happens to me Picture Quote #1

I never had the blues; the blues always had me Picture Quote #1

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There’s a lot of good musicians who are unheard of. Get it down before they pass away Picture Quote #1

Long made it possible for me to get on records, so what little money he did take from me, if any at all, he was entitled to it. He didn’t take something from me Picture Quote #1

Everybody would grab a guitar and listen to somebody else and call themselves a folk singer. When they didn’t know no more songs, they’d run out of them Picture Quote #1

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Anywhere I’m wanted, I’ll go. I’ve got to be wanted, though (Brownie McGhee Quotes) Logically, when you talkin’ about folk music and blues, you find out it’s music of just plain people (Brownie McGhee Quotes) Everybody would grab a guitar and listen to somebody else and call themselves a folk singer. When they didn’t know no more songs, they’d run out of them. (Brownie McGhee Quotes) I don’t sit here and dream because I don’t care about the future. I wouldn’t take nothin’ for my past and I’ve got enough behind me that I can write forever. (Brownie McGhee Quotes) I met Sonny after (Blind Boy) Fuller died, and me and Sonny played in the streets like everybody else. (Brownie McGhee Quotes) Logically, when you talkin’ about folk music and blues, you find out it’s music of just plain people. (Brownie McGhee Quotes) The last thing that the blues needs is another smart-ass white boy with an attitude (Brownie McGhee Quotes) Something is better than nothing. Doin’ anything for a man, there’s investments involved, there’s time and production. It’s better to give him ten bucks and get a record out than to never record the cat (Brownie McGhee Quotes) I was playing with steel picks on a steel guitar, and there was no amplification needed (Brownie McGhee Quotes) When somebody blazes a path to a highway that never end, you should appreciate ‘em some (Brownie McGhee Quotes) When I was hitch-hiking, people had to follow me, ‘cause I didn’t stay long (Brownie McGhee Quotes) That’s what I liked about hitch-hiking. If a crowd wasn’t big enough, I kept walkin.’ (Brownie McGhee Quotes) I met Sonny after (Blind Boy) Fuller died, and me and Sonny played in the streets like everybody else (Brownie McGhee Quotes) I got Sonny up to Harlem, and we started street playin’ in New York. We did that for three or four years and survived. We brought it back to the streets again (Brownie McGhee Quotes) I don’t sit here and dream because I don’t care about the future. I wouldn’t take nothin’ for my past and I’ve got enough behind me that I can write forever (Brownie McGhee Quotes) From then on in, me and Sonny started makin’ records. My first records, sonny was backin’ me up. Sonny wasn’t singin’ natural at the time; he was singin’ falsetto (Brownie McGhee Quotes) I only write about what I do, what happens to me (Brownie McGhee Quotes) I never had the blues; the blues always had me (Brownie McGhee Quotes) There’s a lot of good musicians who are unheard of. Get it down before they pass away (Brownie McGhee Quotes) Long made it possible for me to get on records, so what little money he did take from me, if any at all, he was entitled to it. He didn’t take something from me (Brownie McGhee Quotes) Everybody would grab a guitar and listen to somebody else and call themselves a folk singer. When they didn’t know no more songs, they’d run out of them (Brownie McGhee Quotes)