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"I played guitar when I was young and never really considered it as a way to make a living."
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"I use a lot more chords than most organists and I'm careful to phrase them with the guitar."
"I'm not a really good classical guitarist by any means, but what I learned from this is a way of working very slowly on solo pieces and I enjoyed working on these pieces of John's. They were not written for solo guitar but a lot of them were easy to adapt."
"I'm a bass player from way back and Paul is a guitar player and we've been in many bands."
"But my role is to just apply the skills I've learned over the years: you listen to the guitar, you listen to the vocal melodies, you listen to the rhythm, and you come up with something that helps you take the song somewhere."
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"Somehow you can tell the difference when a song is written just to get on the radio and when what someone does is their whole life. That comes through in Bob Dylan, Paul Simon, Willie Nelson. There is no separating their life from their music."
"You can't second-guess your audience. You can only do what you think is right. If you do that, your audience will appreciate you."
"I enjoyed hearing people do their own songs. I became attracted to singer-songwriters. I became interested in them as people; was curious about what they wanted to say."
"Both my parents worked, so I was home alone a lot, and I would listen to their records. They belonged to the Columbia House record club, so they had records!"
"I don't feel like I'm on a mission. I'm trying to play music that I like to play and like to listen to."
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