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Folk Music Quotes

What I like is not a particular genre, it’s storytelling. There’s a lot of great storytelling in jazz, and in folk and in country music. Picture Quote #1

The way I see it, rock and roll is folk music. Street music. It isn’t taught in school. It has to be picked up Picture Quote #1

I see a lot of connections between folk and punk music just because they’re both subcorporate music - I mean, traditionally Picture Quote #1

When I think of folk music, I think of topical songs. And I don’t write topical songs Picture Quote #1

I don’t purchase records. I do enjoy listening to things like Japanese folk music or Indian music Picture Quote #1

Folk music had long been political but [Bob] Dylan’s poetry took it to a new level Picture Quote #1

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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

To play Swedish folk music is a lifetime achievement, but I’m well on my way Picture Quote #1

I’m pretty sure in my older years, I’ll be doing old-time flavored folk-mountain music Picture Quote #1

There’s not that much English folk music that is really that appealing Picture Quote #1

The way I approach things is from an experimental folk music standpoint Picture Quote #1

Certain songs are almost like folk songs, which I love. I love folk music, and if you listen to ‘Live Bullet,’ there’s ‘Jody Girl,’ which is almost a folk song, and I’ve always loved folk music. Quiet music, I don’t try to do that with - I try to set a mood. But most of the stuff I do enjoy recording is up-tempo, and yes, I try to recreate that Picture Quote #1

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Musicians are often asked to answer for an entire culture, or for an entire movement. It’s a process of commodification. It becomes packaged and summarized in a word like ‘emo’ or ‘grunge’... or ‘folk music.’ I think that’s just language itself, trying to understand the mysteries of the world Picture Quote #1

If someone asked what kind of music I play, I wouldn’t say I’m a folk singer; however, if folk music means music for the people, and playing music to entertain them and share different messages, then sure, I’d like to think that I’m part folk singer Picture Quote #1

Pop stardom is not very compelling. I’m much more interested in a relationship between performer and audience that is of equals. I came up through folk music, and there’s no pomp and circumstance to the performance. There’s no, like, ‘I’ll be the rock star, you be the adulating fan.’ Picture Quote #1

Artists are taught to be humble about their impact, especially in folk music. It’s so ingrained that I have a hard time even thinking I had any impact other than what a normal hit song would have Picture Quote #1

I like Celtic folk music, Native American music, and any kind of early music. There isn’t a lot of music that I don’t like... except for Show Tunes Picture Quote #1

Then about 12 years ago it dawned on me that folk music - the music of Woody Guthrie and Phil Ochs, early Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash, Pete Seeger - could be as heavy as anything that comes through a Marshall stack. The combination of three chords and the right lyrical couplet can be as heavy as anything in the Metallica catalogue Picture Quote #1

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Yeah, I always listen to both classic and newer folk-influenced music. Singer-songwriter, alternative music. I also listen to more experimental dance music Picture Quote #1

I’ve never set out consciously to write American music. I don’t know what that would be unless the obvious Appalachian folk references Picture Quote #1

I got hooked into folk music by accident, because that’s what white college kids liked when I was a child Picture Quote #1

When we moved back to the US, folk music was all the rage. So I traded in my banjo for a guitar Picture Quote #1

You have to open your mind. I like the ability to express myself in a deep way. It’s the closest music to our humanity - it’s like a folk music that rises up out of a culture Picture Quote #1

I knew Bobby Dylan back in the days when he lived in the village. He used to come and see me and sing songs for me, saying they ought to go into my next collected book on American folk music Picture Quote #1

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I became interested in folk music because I had to make it somehow Picture Quote #1

I love all those great 'f' words - feminism, folk music Picture Quote #1

I came late to the genre of folk music Picture Quote #1

Jazz is the folk music of the machine age Picture Quote #1

I was reared on folk music Picture Quote #1

Punk is just as much a form of folk music as anything is! Picture Quote #1

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What I like is not a particular genre, it’s storytelling. There’s a lot of great storytelling in jazz, and in folk and in country music. ... (Folk Music Quotes) The way I see it, rock and roll is folk music. Street music. It isn’t taught in school. It has to be picked up. (Folk Music Quotes) I see a lot of connections between folk and punk music just because they’re both subcorporate music - I mean, traditionally. (Folk Music Quotes) When I think of folk music, I think of topical songs. And I don’t write topical songs. (Folk Music Quotes) I don’t purchase records. I do enjoy listening to things like Japanese folk music or Indian music. (Folk Music Quotes) Folk music had long been political but [Bob] Dylan’s poetry took it to a new level (Folk Music 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. (Folk Music Quotes) To play Swedish folk music is a lifetime achievement, but I’m well on my way (Folk Music Quotes) I’m pretty sure in my older years, I’ll be doing old-time flavored folk-mountain music (Folk Music Quotes) There’s not that much English folk music that is really that appealing (Folk Music Quotes) The way I approach things is from an experimental folk music standpoint (Folk Music Quotes) Certain songs are almost like folk songs, which I love. I love folk music, and if you listen to ‘Live Bullet,’ there’s ‘Jody Girl,’ which is almost a folk song, and I’ve always loved folk music. Quiet music, I don’t try to do that with - I try to set a mood. But most of the stuff I do enjoy recording is up-tempo, and yes, I try to recreate that. (Folk Music Quotes) Musicians are often asked to answer for an entire culture, or for an entire movement. It’s a process of commodification. It becomes packaged and summarized in a word like ‘emo’ or ‘grunge’... or ‘folk music.’ I think that’s just language itself, trying to understand the mysteries of the world. (Folk Music Quotes) If someone asked what kind of music I play, I wouldn’t say I’m a folk singer; however, if folk music means music for the people, and playing music to entertain them and share different messages, then sure, I’d like to think that I’m part folk singer. (Folk Music Quotes) Pop stardom is not very compelling. I’m much more interested in a relationship between performer and audience that is of equals. I came up through folk music, and there’s no pomp and circumstance to the performance. There’s no, like, ‘I’ll be the rock star, you be the adulating fan.’ (Folk Music Quotes) Artists are taught to be humble about their impact, especially in folk music. It’s so ingrained that I have a hard time even thinking I had any impact other than what a normal hit song would have. (Folk Music Quotes) I like Celtic folk music, Native American music, and any kind of early music. There isn’t a lot of music that I don’t like... except for Show Tunes (Folk Music Quotes) Then about 12 years ago it dawned on me that folk music - the music of Woody Guthrie and Phil Ochs, early Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash, Pete Seeger - could be as heavy as anything that comes through a Marshall stack. The combination of three chords and the right lyrical couplet can be as heavy as anything in the Metallica catalogue (Folk Music Quotes) Yeah, I always listen to both classic and newer folk-influenced music. Singer-songwriter, alternative music. I also listen to more experimental dance music (Folk Music Quotes) I’ve never set out consciously to write American music. I don’t know what that would be unless the obvious Appalachian folk references (Folk Music Quotes) I got hooked into folk music by accident, because that’s what white college kids liked when I was a child (Folk Music Quotes) When we moved back to the US, folk music was all the rage. So I traded in my banjo for a guitar (Folk Music Quotes) You have to open your mind. I like the ability to express myself in a deep way. It’s the closest music to our humanity - it’s like a folk music that rises up out of a culture (Folk Music Quotes) I knew Bobby Dylan back in the days when he lived in the village. He used to come and see me and sing songs for me, saying they ought to go into my next collected book on American folk music (Folk Music Quotes) I became interested in folk music because I had to make it somehow (Folk Music Quotes) I love all those great 'f' words - feminism, folk music (Folk Music Quotes) I came late to the genre of folk music (Folk Music Quotes) Jazz is the folk music of the machine age (Folk Music Quotes) I was reared on folk music (Folk Music Quotes) Punk is just as much a form of folk music as anything is! (Folk Music Quotes)

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