The Byrds Quotes
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I have a pretty clear picture of the whole weight of my life, and there are things that I've done that are good, and I'm proud of them. There are things that I'm really not proud of, and that they, you have to look at me with a perspective, and I try really hard to do that, to keep from thinking I'm cool and ever so smart.
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I come from a school of people, folk singers, and the tradition there is troubadours, and you're carrying a message. Now admittedly, our job is partly just to make you boogie, just make you want to dance. Part of our job is to take you on a little voyage, tell you a story.
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I am having so much fun performing, I feel almost guilty. I think, my God, I hope no one comes and busts me for this.
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Being a hippy was the most natural thing in the world to me.
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Norah Jones is a breath of fresh air. Norah Jones can sing and play. She's got some talent. I was totally ecstatic that that girl got noticed, because she's wonderful.
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I do see things that are funny on the net. I Googled myself the other day and found out that I was worth $250m, and that I was the highest-paid guy in show business! I wish so hard it was true. It is, of course, the complete opposite. I'm neither rich nor do I make a lot of money.
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The Byrds weren't rock n' roll guys. We were kinda like your Seekers... folkies who took it a step further.
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I can't legislate a song into being; it just will not happen for me.
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You know what I do on Sundays? I sing in a choir. I sing in a Greek Orthodox choir, and I'm the only hillbilly tenor in the Orthodox Church.
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I love voyaging - the longest has been 3,000 miles to Hawaii. I've also spent weeks all over the Caribbean.
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I loved playing the stuff we did in the Byrds. It was a good band. I was lucky to be in it.
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I gave up bread, and I've lost a bunch of weight, which is very good because I'm diabetic.
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I don't claim to be a guru, or a leader or anything like that because I think that's the first point people really lose on.
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When I was playing bluegrass, I was living down in West Hollywood - starving.
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He said, 'I'm not going to make it, am I?'
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I've met Bill Clinton, Obama a couple of times... I certainly didn't meet George Bush, and wouldn't want to.
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The Squirrel Barkers always have a special place in my heart.
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Now, you can just get a laptop, get some software, put a microphone on it and make a record. You have to know how to do it. It does help if you've had 35 or 40 years of experience in the studio. But, it still levels the playing field so artists can record their own stuff.
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Zen, per se, is not just an art, it's not just a religion, it's a realisation.
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Man has tried his suicide with bigotry and hate, but in the end he'll kill himself with nothing but his waste.
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Well, I guess that early 12 string. The first Martin I bought. I bought it around 1957 with money I earned as a janitor assistant. I bought brand new. I still have that.
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I'm older than I'd like and I'm creaky, but I'm doing alright.
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I don't collect the way other people do. Some people collect rare guitars, like, 'I have a '54 Strat worth $50,000.' And I don't collect the way Nash does. Nash has Duane Allman's guitar and Johnny Cash's guitar. I bought guitars because they sounded good. I played them, they sounded unbelievably good, and I couldn't resist.