John Fogerty quotes

John Fogerty is an American musician, singer, and songwriter, best known as the lead singer and guitarist of Creedence Clearwater Revival. His distinctive voice and songwriting contributed to many classic rock hits in the late 1960s and early 1970s. He continues to influence generations of musicians with his energetic performances and iconic sound. Here are 21 of his quotes:

You should play with real musicians; the best music comes from real people interacting with each other.

John Fogerty

But I think beautiful is simple and elegant, like a ballad with simple harmony.

John Fogerty

I'm much more energetic now; you might say live performance is my mission.

John Fogerty

There's 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

That song has the full extent of my mandolin abilities; I'm not a good mandolin player at all.

John Fogerty

Even though James Burton was my idol, I didn't think I could carry his shoes back then.

John Fogerty

I'm now comfortable playing a lot of the old songs, and I've gotten out a lot of the old equipment.

John Fogerty

No, but I've 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 don't take my fans for granted.

John Fogerty

I usually destroy unreleased material. It has a way of coming back to haunt you.

John Fogerty

And I now think that Stratocasters and Telecasters are way cool.

John Fogerty

On Eye of the Zombie, I had so-called studio musicians.

John Fogerty

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

I thought what I was good at doing was playing real simple guitar licks, since I'd cut my teeth on what Duane Eddy was doing; licks that were simple but had staying power.

John Fogerty

I'm 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

I've also become much more the musician I've always wanted to be.

John Fogerty

I've studied a lot of great people over the years - Pete Seeger, James Brown - and tried to incorporate elements that I've admired, though I can't say I dance like James.

John Fogerty

Washburn's an old American name, but this one was assembled overseas.

John Fogerty

Now that I'm older, I like almost anything that's done well, even surf music and instrumentals; I really enjoyed the interviews with the Ventures in your magazine.

John Fogerty