--- title: "3 Concerts Quotes By Roger McGuinn" description: "3 Concerts quotes by Roger McGuinn. Plus more from Roger McGuinn and more Concerts sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d68/roger-mcguinn-13462_about_i-ve-always-loved-the-songs-of-the-sea-i_390376.png" --- > [I've always loved the songs of the sea. I was first introduced to them back in 1957, at the Old Town School…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-mcguinn/i-ve-always-loved-the-songs-of-the-sea-i-was-first-introduced-to-them/) [Roger McGuinn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-mcguinn/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d68/roger-mcguinn-13462_about_i-ve-always-loved-the-songs-of-the-sea-i_390376.png) > [I open all my concerts with 'My Backpages,' written by Bob Dylan, and close them all with 'May the Road Rise to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-mcguinn/i-open-all-my-concerts-with-my-backpages-written-by-bob-dylan-and/) [Roger McGuinn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-mcguinn/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/806/roger-mcguinn-13462_bob_i-open-all-my-concerts-with-my-backpages_923877.png) > [The wonderful thing about having your songs on the radio is that people are going to go out to your concerts and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-mcguinn/the-wonderful-thing-about-having-your-songs-on-the-radio-is-that/) [Roger McGuinn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-mcguinn/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4ae/roger-mcguinn-13462_about_the-wonderful-thing-about-having-your-so_3020078.jpg) ## Other authors on Concerts - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b010/author-frederic-chopin-36133.jpg) Frederic Chopin 22 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/concerts/frederic-chopin/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b015/author-lenny-kravitz-59537.jpg) Lenny Kravitz 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/concerts/lenny-kravitz/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b010/author-gustavo-dudamel-39728.jpg) Gustavo Dudamel 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/concerts/gustavo-dudamel/) ## More by Roger McGuinn > [One of my favorite albums is Bob Gibson and Bob Camp, 'At the Gate of Horn.' It was a really dynamic album, almost like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-mcguinn/one-of-my-favorite-albums-is-bob-gibson-and-bob-camp-at-the-gate-of/) [Roger McGuinn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-mcguinn/) > [I always got a kick out of it when they called it the California Sound because it really came out of Liverpool and Greenwich…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-mcguinn/i-always-got-a-kick-out-of-it-when-they-called-it-the-california/) [Roger McGuinn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-mcguinn/) > [... Andres Segovia literally created the genre of classical guitar, which hadn't existed before around 1910. There was flamenco, which he borrowed from, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-mcguinn/andres-segovia-literally-created-the-genre-of-classical-guitar-which/) [Roger McGuinn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-mcguinn/) > [Now, you can just get a laptop, get some software, put a microphone on it and make a record. You have to know how…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-mcguinn/now-you-can-just-get-a-laptop-get-some-software-put-a-microphone-on/) [Roger McGuinn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-mcguinn/) > [That's one of the things I like best about folk music is the beautiful melodies - and the harmonies - that exist in it.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-mcguinn/that-s-one-of-the-things-i-like-best-about-folk-music-is-the/) [Roger McGuinn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-mcguinn/) > [Im not attracted to expensive things.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-mcguinn/im-not-attracted-to-expensive-things/) [Roger McGuinn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-mcguinn/) > [I think what makes the Byrds stand up all these years is the basis in folk music. Folk music, being a timeless art form,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-mcguinn/i-think-what-makes-the-byrds-stand-up-all-these-years-is-the-basis-in/) [Roger McGuinn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-mcguinn/) > [I've always loved the songs of the sea. I was first introduced to them back in 1957, at the Old Town School of Folk…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-mcguinn/i-ve-always-loved-the-songs-of-the-sea-i-was-first-introduced-to-them/) [Roger McGuinn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-mcguinn/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-mcguinn/i-play-a-couple-basic-folks-songs-and-break-them-down-i-did-that-on-a/) [Roger McGuinn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-mcguinn/) > [I don't want to be an oldies act, kind of dragging around on the road just for the money.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-mcguinn/i-don-t-want-to-be-an-oldies-act-kind-of-dragging-around-on-the-road/) [Roger McGuinn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-mcguinn/) > [My favorite guitar now is my Martin HD-7 because it's got everything. It's got the jingle-jangle thing from the twelve string, it's got the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-mcguinn/my-favorite-guitar-now-is-my-martin-hd-7-because-it-s-got-everything/) [Roger McGuinn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-mcguinn/) > [I think the good thing about the Internet is to give something away and to sell something else. Get a business model like that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-mcguinn/i-think-the-good-thing-about-the-internet-is-to-give-something-away/) [Roger McGuinn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-mcguinn/) > [I'm not attracted to expensive things.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-mcguinn/i-m-not-attracted-to-expensive-things/) [Roger McGuinn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-mcguinn/) > [But in my imagination this whole thing developed and I started mixing up old folk songs with the Beatles beat and taking them down…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-mcguinn/but-in-my-imagination-this-whole-thing-developed-and-i-started-mixing/) [Roger McGuinn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-mcguinn/) > [Leadbelly's guitar is in the Rock n' Roll Hall of Fame.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-mcguinn/leadbelly-s-guitar-is-in-the-rock-n-roll-hall-of-fame/) [Roger McGuinn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-mcguinn/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/concerts/roger-mcguinn/#itemlist", "name": "3 Concerts Quotes By Roger McGuinn", "numberOfItems": 3, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I've always loved the songs of the sea. 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