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27 quotes by John Fogerty

John Fogerty Fogerty in Lucca, Italy, 2009 Background information Birth name John Cameron Fogerty Also known as Toby Green T. Spicebush Swallowtail Born (1945-05-28) May 28, 1945 (age 69) Berkeley, California, United States Genres Roots rock, country rock, blues rock, rock and roll, Americana, swamp rock Occupation(s) Musician, songwriter, record producer Instruments Guitar, vocals, harmonica, piano keyboards Years active 1959–present....
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I'm much more energetic now; you might say live performance is my mission.

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

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

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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... →

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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... →

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Even though I have often recorded alone, I still feel the best music is made by musicians playing off each other.

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I stuck with that size because I could bend the strings so well, and somewhere along the line I must have gotten it into my mind that I had small... →

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I don't know that all the demons have been beaten, but I'm very, very proud of those songs.

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I work hard at that, but the fact that there are a lot of good songs means there are also a lot of really bad songs I've written that you never... →

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

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

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I wrote that song for my wife, and it's what some guy who's sitting under a tree would be singing to the woman of his life, telling her how... →

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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... →

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