Ry Cooder Quotes

I just feel that music is a great life, because it's very rewarding. It's a gratification. You do this for yourself, and you also do this for other people.

Ry Cooder Buena Vista Social Club

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• Sometimes I think we're alone. Sometimes I think we're not. In either case, the thought is staggering.

  

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• I am very lucky I got fans, and I interact with them personally. I know that they have poured their love on me unconditionally, and all I can do is work hard and be kind to them.

  

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• Dick Durbin's a worthy opponent on any debate. He's very intelligent, quick. Knows his facts and puts them forward well.

  

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• Authenticity means erasing the gap between what you firmly believe inside and what you reveal to the outside world.

  

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• World music is about taking things from different places and bringing them together - which is great.

  

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• To say that people would cease to come to California if they would have to pay more taxes is to underestimate the advantages of being in California - mightily.

  

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• I think what probably happens when you put two awkward/clunky people together is that their awkward/clunky world seems like a normal world.

  

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• In an environment without public platform nor protection, the individual is the most powerful and most responsible.

  

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• I just feel that music is a great life, because it's very rewarding. It's a gratification. You do this for yourself, and you also do this for other people.

  

  Ry Cooder Buena Vista Social Club
  • People
  • Life
  • Music