Roger McGuinn Quotes

• Well, I guess that early 12 string. The first Martin I bought. I bought it around 1957 with money I earned as a janitor assistant. I bought brand new. I still have that.

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• Leadbelly’s guitar is in the Rock n’ Roll Hall of Fame.

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• Once I’ve written a song, I sometimes refine them.

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• I don’t really collect guitars.

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• The first 12-string guitar I bought was probably around 1957.

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• But in my imagination this whole thing developed and I started mixing up old folk songs with the Beatles beat and taking them down to Greenwich Village and playing them for the people there.

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• Now, you can just get a laptop, get some software, put a microphone on it and make a record. You have to know how to do it. It does help if you’ve had 35 or 40 years of experience in the studio. But, it still levels the playing field so artists can record their own stuff.

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• I always got a kick out of it when they called it the California Sound because it really came out of Liverpool and Greenwich Village.

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• I play a couple basic folks songs and break them down. I did that on a six string. I can’t recall all the songs on it. There’s some finger picking on it.

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• That’s my favorite subject because it really levels the playing field for artists these days. You don’t have to sell out to the record company. You don’t have to get a five hundred thousand dollars, or whatever, and pay them back for the rest of your life to record a record.

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• Yes, basically, like you said, I’ll work out a chord pattern and work out the lyrics over that.

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Roger McGuinn (11)

Birth:	13th July, 1942
Nationality:	American
Profession:	Guitarist, Lyricist, Singer

About

James Roger McGuinn known professionally as Roger McGuinn and previously as Jim McGuinn, is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. He is best known for being the lead singer and lead guitarist on many of The Byrds' records. He is a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for his work with The Byrds.

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• 1954 - Liberty Hyde Bailey
• 1989 - Alfred Manuel Martin Jr
• 1935 - Paul Bourget
• 1995 - Dean Martin
• 1968 - Upton Sinclair