John Fahey quotes

When I play, I very quickly put myself into a light hypnotic trance and compose while playing, drawing directly from the emotions. (John Fahey)
As for fame, it can go to your head and you can become full of yourself. View quote
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Early Bluegrass is my favorite kind of music, not to many people know that. View quote
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But I say these things in an objective dispassionate manner because, you know, and I can't explain why, but being one of the greatest guitarists in the world simply is not very important to me. View quote
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I had a big background in listening to classical music and I started trying to compose, like I was playing the guitar but I heard an orchestra in my head. View quote
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The other thing in composition is opening up the unconscious. View quote
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I just want to be treated like an average guy. View quote
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How can I be a folk? I'm from the suburbs you know. View quote
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From a social perspective, I am looking for friends, not acolytes. View quote
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I was using them as teachers for technique but I was never trying to be a folk. View quote
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Well folks, that's about it for the show tonight. (John Fahey)
So I learnt a few country western songs, I bought a chord book, and right away I started writing my own stuff, which nobody else did that, I don't know why. View quote
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Well I was on the one hand, the more I played the guitar the more I began to really love the guitar and to love virtually any kind of music that anybody played well on guitar. View quote
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Being worshipped is a horrible experience. View quote
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I also know that I am not a great technician. View quote
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See my father knew a lot about music, he played the piano and he would do theory and stuff like that, but I didn't learn anything from him, but I played that for him and he liked it a lot. View quote
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As soon as the groupie finds out that you make errors in everyday life like everybody else does and that you are human, they turn on you and hate you. View quote
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I thought I'd be wasting my time to go to commercial record companies and make demos for them, because don't forget, I was doing what I was doing and nobody understood what I was doing. View quote
John Fahey

John Fahey

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Photo: Pascal P Chassin, CC BY-SA 4.0
Occupation: American Musician
Born: February 28, 1939
Died: February 22, 2001
Quotes count: 18