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> [I play these sort of comical instruments I invented, like the electric rake and the electric plunger. I do a lot of almost stand-up comedy material. Just the juxtaposition of the different styles in itself sometimes is funny. Like, I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eugene-chadbourne/i-play-these-sort-of-comical-instruments-i-invented-like-the-electric/)

[Eugene Chadbourne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eugene-chadbourne/)

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> [I do the protest stuff. I do country and western. I play both acoustic and electric guitar in a lot of different styles, from loud, psychedelic stuff to quiet finger-picking.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eugene-chadbourne/i-do-the-protest-stuff-i-do-country-and-western-i-play-both-acoustic/)

[Eugene Chadbourne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eugene-chadbourne/)

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## More by Eugene Chadbourne

> [People love the electric rake. You just hit it or whatever you want to do. You can't play 'Swanee River' on it. You have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eugene-chadbourne/people-love-the-electric-rake-you-just-hit-it-or-whatever-you-want-to/)

[Eugene Chadbourne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eugene-chadbourne/)

> [There are no bridges in folk songs because the peasants died building them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eugene-chadbourne/there-are-no-bridges-in-folk-songs-because-the-peasants-died-building/)

[Eugene Chadbourne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eugene-chadbourne/)

> [I want to be taken seriously as the type of musician that plays stuff like an electric rake. I mean, how seriously do you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eugene-chadbourne/i-want-to-be-taken-seriously-as-the-type-of-musician-that-plays-stuff/)

[Eugene Chadbourne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eugene-chadbourne/)

> [There's no type of music I don't like. I think it's important to be able to make fun of all types.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eugene-chadbourne/there-s-no-type-of-music-i-don-t-like-i-think-it-s-important-to-be/)

[Eugene Chadbourne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eugene-chadbourne/)

> [Can you imagine a guy breaking into your car, and he steals your guitar case 'cause he thinks it's a guitar, and he gets…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eugene-chadbourne/can-you-imagine-a-guy-breaking-into-your-car-and-he-steals-your/)

[Eugene Chadbourne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eugene-chadbourne/)

> [I play these sort of comical instruments I invented, like the electric rake and the electric plunger. I do a lot of almost stand-up…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eugene-chadbourne/i-play-these-sort-of-comical-instruments-i-invented-like-the-electric/)

[Eugene Chadbourne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eugene-chadbourne/)

> [Sometimes you have trouble because someone 'likes' your music so much. They follow you around for hours singing little bits of the songs, or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eugene-chadbourne/sometimes-you-have-trouble-because-someone-likes-your-music-so-much/)

[Eugene Chadbourne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eugene-chadbourne/)

> [I started using contact microphones that you can place on common, ordinary objects, like a rake. I put a microphone on it and it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eugene-chadbourne/i-started-using-contact-microphones-that-you-can-place-on-common/)

[Eugene Chadbourne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eugene-chadbourne/)

> [I think dissonance in music makes you think. It isn't, 'Oh, that's a pretty melody I can whistle.' You have to sit down and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eugene-chadbourne/i-think-dissonance-in-music-makes-you-think-it-isn-t-oh-that-s-a/)

[Eugene Chadbourne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eugene-chadbourne/)

> [I do the protest stuff. I do country and western. I play both acoustic and electric guitar in a lot of different styles, from…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eugene-chadbourne/i-do-the-protest-stuff-i-do-country-and-western-i-play-both-acoustic/)

[Eugene Chadbourne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eugene-chadbourne/)

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