Arlo Guthrie Quotes & Sayings (Page 3)

“Along with a sense of humor, my songs have to be sincere, and they have to be sung from a position of inner conviction.”

“I don't do anything on stage that allows me to become a trained seal, where you're just doing the same thing over and over.”

“I left the entertainment industry part of my life behind in 1983, when we decided not to work with major record companies anymore.”

“I'm not just a singer-songwriter doing songs in the key of me.”

“I've written quite a variety of songs, everything from kids songs to political satire, and my dad covered a fairly large range, also.”

“With the advent of radio and recording, music became an industry rather than just a tradition.”

“Yes, I was born in Coney Island. The Holy Land.”

“Everywhere I go, I see all kinds of people at my shows - conservatives, liberals, new-agers, teen-agers, old pensioners. And for those people to have something in common is real interesting to me.”

“I think of my parents as a single unit, and it's interesting because they shared so much, and they were totally opposite. My mother, a Martha Graham dancer, had a classical background; my father had a back-porch background.”

“Music is a nice friend to have around, whether it is just for yourself or for other people. If you can enjoy it, being professional is almost secondary.”