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John Fogerty Quotes
And I now think that Stratocasters and Telecasters are way cool. - John Fogerty Quotes
But I think beautiful is simple and elegant, like a ballad with simple harmony. - John Fogerty Quotes
Even though I have often recorded alone, I still feel the best music is made by musicians playing off each other. - John Fogerty Quotes
Even though James Burton was my idol, I didnt think I could carry his shoes back then. - John Fogerty Quotes
I dont know that all the demons have been beaten, but Im very, very proud of those songs. - John Fogerty Quotes
I loved Western Swing and Hank Williams music, and I now know that its a 6th tuning that gives you all of those classic licks. - John Fogerty Quotes
I stuck with that size because I could bend the strings so well, and somewhere along the line I must have gotten it into my mind that I had small hands, so I was thinking Id never be able to play a full-scale guitar, but I also felt like I was cheating or cutting corners. - John Fogerty Quotes
I thought what I was good at doing was playing real simple guitar licks, since Id cut my teeth on what Duane Eddy was doing; licks that were simple but had staying power. - John Fogerty Quotes
I usually destroy unreleased material. It has a way of coming back to haunt you. - John Fogerty Quotes
I went pretty much for one tone, and I knew at that time that I wanted to play a Rickenbacker. - John Fogerty Quotes
I work hard at that, but the fact that there are a lot of good songs means there are also a lot of really bad songs Ive written that you never hear. - John Fogerty Quotes
I wrote that song for my wife, and its what some guy whos sitting under a tree would be singing to the woman of his life, telling her how wonderful she is. To me, thats more lasting than something that sounds like it belongs on a movie soundtrack. - John Fogerty Quotes
Im like a twenty-two-year-old kid in a new band trying to get noticed and break through, because the vast majority of people have never seen me play live. - John Fogerty Quotes
Im much more energetic now; you might say live performance is my mission. - John Fogerty Quotes
Im now comfortable playing a lot of the old songs, and Ive gotten out a lot of the old equipment. - John Fogerty Quotes
Ive also become much more the musician Ive always wanted to be. - John Fogerty Quotes
Ive studied a lot of great people over the years - Pete Seeger, James Brown - and tried to incorporate elements that Ive admired, though I cant say I dance like James. - John Fogerty Quotes
In the last two years or so, Ive made a conscious decision to play American guitars; I dont know of a more subtle way to say it. - John Fogerty Quotes
No, but Ive always felt that with true talent, and a commitment to hard work, it is possible to achieve an enduring respect and appreciation. In other words, I dont take my fans for granted. - John Fogerty Quotes
Now that Im older, I like almost anything thats done well, even surf music and instrumentals; I really enjoyed the interviews with the Ventures in your magazine. - John Fogerty Quotes
On Eye of the Zombie, I had so-called studio musicians. - John Fogerty Quotes
On Eye of the Zombie, I just got some studio musicians who were competent, but some of them werent right for what I was trying to do. - John Fogerty Quotes
That song has the full extent of my mandolin abilities; Im not a good mandolin player at all. - John Fogerty Quotes
The Telecaster doesnt really sound that good for the kind of rock and roll that a lot of people played. - John Fogerty Quotes
The ones I have got great necks; of course, all of the Fenders from that era are incredible. - John Fogerty Quotes
The only sliding I did was on the kind of instrument that you put on your lap; no Spanish electrics. - John Fogerty Quotes
Theres just not a lot of guys around playing like that these days; a lot of steel players are plugging into stomp boxes, trying to sound like Jeff Beck on a steel guitar. - John Fogerty Quotes
Washburns an old American name, but this one was assembled overseas. - John Fogerty Quotes
When I made Blue Moon Swamp, there was a lot of trial and error; I was trying to find people who would be simpatico with my style, and with what I had in mind for the album. - John Fogerty Quotes
You should play with real musicians; the best music comes from real people interacting with each other. - John Fogerty Quotes
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