#folk_music

I got hooked into folk music by accident, because that's what white college kids liked when I was a child. ↗

— Stephen Stills

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The greatest thing about doing this movie was that Chris and I both were involved in folk music in the '60s. I had a group, but I don't think it was at the same level as Chris, because he's an amazing musician. ↗

— Eugene Levy

#amazing #because #both #chris #doing

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. ↗

— Barry McGuire

#american #beatles #big #came #else

I mean, the genuine roots of culture is folk music. ↗

— Johnny Rotton

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I grew up listening to a lot of soul music, and a lot of folk music. ↗

— Katey Sagal

#folk music #grew #i #listening #lot

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. ↗

— David Crosby

#affinity #being #business #father #felt

You know when I'm down to my socks it's time for business That's why they're called business socks It's business, it's business time ↗

— Flight of the Conchords

#humor #music #business

This is a book for every fiddler who has realized halfway through playing an ancient Scottish air that the Ramones "I Wanna Be Sedated" is what folk music is really all about, and gone straight into it. ↗

— Neil Gaiman

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The folk music definition has changed in this fast music world and musical styles are blending really quickly. ↗

— Trey Anastasio

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That folk music led to learning to play, and making things up led to what turns out to be the most lucrative part of the music business - writing, because you get paid every time that song gets played. ↗

— Jackson Browne

#business #every #every time #folk #folk music