John Fahey Quotes

Someone once said that war is God's way of teaching geography, but today, apparently war or even the threat of war cannot adequately teach geography. - John Fahey

So when people ask me how good I am, I usually cop to being brilliant, even better than that, but short of genius. - John Fahey

So what I do is this - when I go to the venue, I become the entertainer John Fahey. - John Fahey

So I was really composing for full orchestra and of course I didn't know enough chords or harmonies yet but I came up with some interesting stuff. - 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. - John Fahey

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. - John Fahey

Regarding fame, fortune and Oregon I do wish I had more money. - John Fahey

Oh, 1962. The music scene was so bad that several of us decided to come out to Berkeley and take over the folk music scene here. - John Fahey

Most musicians I know cannot open up. - John Fahey

More American young people can tell you where an island that the 'Survivor' TV series came from is located than can identify Afghanistan or Iraq. Ironically a TV show seems more real or at least more meaningful interesting or relevant than reality. - John Fahey

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