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Folk Music Quotes

I came through folk music simply because it was easy to get into it Picture Quote #1

Folk music is a bunch of fat people Picture Quote #1

I mean, the genuine roots of culture is folk music Picture Quote #1

I sing a mixture of everything from opera, folk music, Broadway. It’s a mix of things Picture Quote #1

There are two types of folk music: quiet folk music and loud folk music. I play both Picture Quote #1

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

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Folk music is the original melody of man; it is the musical mirror of the world Picture Quote #1

Skiffle was a name that was attached to what was, in essence, American folk music with a beat Picture Quote #1

All music is folk music. I ain’t never heard a horse sing a song Picture Quote #1

Folk music was out there. Clubs were springing up and they were hot with the college kids Picture Quote #1

So, you know, there are a lot of the biggest records of the year. There’s great music in hip-hop and jazz and, you know, and folk music Picture Quote #1

When I really started liking music was when I could play some of it myself, and after a couple of years of playing folk music, I kinda rediscovered those hits that were on the radio all the time when I was a kid Picture Quote #1

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My father being in the movie business, I thought being an actor would be great. But when I started singing to people in coffeehouses, you know, singing folk music and then, later, singing songs that I started to write myself, I felt more than an affinity for it Picture Quote #1

When I listen to music today, it is about 99 percent classical. I rarely even listen to folk music, the music of my own specialty, because folk music is to me more limited than classical music Picture Quote #1

Hip hop is at its essence a folk music, because it speaks the language that people are still speaking at ground zero, it speaks the language that people speak on the streets 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’ve spent hours and hours doing research into Appalachian folk music. My grandfather was a fiddler. There is something very immediate, very simple and emotional, about that music Picture Quote #1

I was raised with opera and very white-bread folk music like The Kingston Trio. That was about as daring as it got. So when I discovered hip-hop as a teenager, at first it made no sense to me at all Picture Quote #1

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Songwriters I’ve always been drawn to are people who deal with something of depth in the lyric writing... I’ve always been influenced by the folk song, the storytelling tradition in folk music. And so for years I wrote mostly story songs. I still do that, but as I’ve gone on, it’s gotten a little more personal. I used to write mostly in the third person. I write a little more in the first person now Picture Quote #1

There’s always something in most world folk musics that always seems connected; whether it’s a bagpipe or a tambura, there’s always some sort of drone instrument, and there’s always percussion Picture Quote #1

Mostly folk music is people with fruity voices trying to keep alive something old and dead. It’s all a bit boring, like ballet: a minority thing kept going by a minority group Picture Quote #1

I didn’t know folk music growing up, no. It’s something I’ve come to study, really, because I think there’s so much to learn from traditional music in the sense of the way music began as a way of communication, the traveling storyteller, the bard, the minstrels Picture Quote #1

And this is the origin of pop music: it’s a professional music which draws upon both folk music and fine arts music as well Picture Quote #1

People sing each other’s songs and they cultivate standards. That’s the reason why we have folk music and folk stories. History is told through song Picture Quote #1

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I think folk music helps reinforce your sense of history. An old song makes you think of times gone by 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

I don’t have very sophisticated taste in music. I listen to a lot of folk music. I like reggae 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

If you like someone’s work, the important thing is to be exposed to everything that person has been exposed to. Anyone who wants to be a songwriter should listen to as much folk music as they can, study the form and structure of stuff that has been around for 100 years Picture Quote #1

I wanted to write songs which I think is a different thing. I wanted to write music that is informed by folk music. The chord progressions are obvious references Picture Quote #1

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I came through folk music simply because it was easy to get into it (Folk Music Quotes) Folk music is a bunch of fat people (Folk Music Quotes) I mean, the genuine roots of culture is folk music (Folk Music Quotes) I sing a mixture of everything from opera, folk music, Broadway. It’s a mix of things (Folk Music Quotes) There are two types of folk music: quiet folk music and loud folk music. I play both (Folk Music Quotes) When I think of folk music, I think of topical songs. And I don’t write topical songs (Folk Music Quotes) Folk music is the original melody of man; it is the musical mirror of the world (Folk Music Quotes) Skiffle was a name that was attached to what was, in essence, American folk music with a beat (Folk Music Quotes) All music is folk music. I ain’t never heard a horse sing a song (Folk Music Quotes) Folk music was out there. Clubs were springing up and they were hot with the college kids (Folk Music Quotes) So, you know, there are a lot of the biggest records of the year. There’s great music in hip-hop and jazz and, you know, and folk music (Folk Music Quotes) When I really started liking music was when I could play some of it myself, and after a couple of years of playing folk music, I kinda rediscovered those hits that were on the radio all the time when I was a kid (Folk Music Quotes) My father being in the movie business, I thought being an actor would be great. But when I started singing to people in coffeehouses, you know, singing folk music and then, later, singing songs that I started to write myself, I felt more than an affinity for it (Folk Music Quotes) When I listen to music today, it is about 99 percent classical. I rarely even listen to folk music, the music of my own specialty, because folk music is to me more limited than classical music (Folk Music Quotes) Hip hop is at its essence a folk music, because it speaks the language that people are still speaking at ground zero, it speaks the language that people speak on the streets (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’ve spent hours and hours doing research into Appalachian folk music. My grandfather was a fiddler. There is something very immediate, very simple and emotional, about that music (Folk Music Quotes) I was raised with opera and very white-bread folk music like The Kingston Trio. That was about as daring as it got. So when I discovered hip-hop as a teenager, at first it made no sense to me at all (Folk Music Quotes) Songwriters I’ve always been drawn to are people who deal with something of depth in the lyric writing... I’ve always been influenced by the folk song, the storytelling tradition in folk music. And so for years I wrote mostly story songs. I still do that, but as I’ve gone on, it’s gotten a little more personal. I used to write mostly in the third person. I write a little more in the first person now (Folk Music Quotes) There’s always something in most world folk musics that always seems connected; whether it’s a bagpipe or a tambura, there’s always some sort of drone instrument, and there’s always percussion (Folk Music Quotes) Mostly folk music is people with fruity voices trying to keep alive something old and dead. It’s all a bit boring, like ballet: a minority thing kept going by a minority group (Folk Music Quotes) I didn’t know folk music growing up, no. It’s something I’ve come to study, really, because I think there’s so much to learn from traditional music in the sense of the way music began as a way of communication, the traveling storyteller, the bard, the minstrels (Folk Music Quotes) And this is the origin of pop music: it’s a professional music which draws upon both folk music and fine arts music as well (Folk Music Quotes) People sing each other’s songs and they cultivate standards. That’s the reason why we have folk music and folk stories. History is told through song (Folk Music Quotes) I think folk music helps reinforce your sense of history. An old song makes you think of times gone by (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) I don’t have very sophisticated taste in music. I listen to a lot of folk music. I like reggae (Folk Music Quotes) Logically, when you talkin’ about folk music and blues, you find out it’s music of just plain people (Folk Music Quotes) If you like someone’s work, the important thing is to be exposed to everything that person has been exposed to. Anyone who wants to be a songwriter should listen to as much folk music as they can, study the form and structure of stuff that has been around for 100 years (Folk Music Quotes) I wanted to write songs which I think is a different thing. I wanted to write music that is informed by folk music. The chord progressions are obvious references (Folk Music Quotes)

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