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17 quotes by John Sebastian

John Benson Sebastian (born March 17, 1944) is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist and autoharpist. He is best known as a founder of The Lovin' Spoonful, a band inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2000. His tie-dyed denim jacket is prominently displayed there.
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But, what did happen is I went to Woodstock as a member of the audience. I did not show up there with a road manager and a couple of guitars. I... →

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To the extent that '60s guys own things, yes... but I don't have the publishing, just like most '60s guys, and that was an error, you... →

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When I left the band I said Look, I am ready to move on. I was interested in playing with some of the other people that I had bee a studio musician... →

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Sometimes you really dig a girl, the moment you kiss her, And then you get distracted by her older sister.

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You have to remember now, I was not being terribly successful at going solo.

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I'm seeing and hearing lots of B to B instruments, and everybody isn't, you know, using them... a lot of these guys are trying to do it on... →

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I think that my past stands me in good stead in that it does have a certain strength for musicians.

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In other words, musicians know that going back to the Spoonful, what we were doing was not copying.

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It might be thematic work. It might be theatrical. I enjoy that kind of work.

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My father was a classical musician and my mother was a writer.

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Now, I was the Summer Concert guy. I played every Summer concert there was.

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The Jug Band was exactly what I wanted to do, and it wasn't my idea.

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Well, I did a harmonica instruction tape for Homespun tapes.

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