But in my imagination this whole thing developed and I started mixing up old folk songs with the Beatles beat and taking them down to Greenwich Village and playing them for the people there.

James Roger McGuinn (born James Joseph McGuinn III on July 13 1942) known professionally as Roger McGuinn and previously as Jim McGuinn is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. He is a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for his work with The Byrds.