Dusty Quotes by Sixto Rodriguez

You either live under a rock or you walk in the sunshine. That’s pretty much how it goes.

— Sixto Rodriguez

Every 20 years or so, I feel that young people confront the same issues - a new war, new challenges.

— Sixto Rodriguez

I've only written 30 songs or something. Dylan's written over 500 songs. There's no comparison. He's the Shakespeare of rock 'n' roll and popular music.

— Sixto Rodriguez

All my life, I never gave up on music and though there was a lot of disappointment for some that the commercial thing never…

— Sixto Rodriguez

How much of you is repetition?

— Sixto Rodriguez

I have a sloppy style of playing guitar. A percussive style. Unique in fact.

— Sixto Rodriguez

About love, don't be a silent partner. And be gentle with your anger.

— Sixto Rodriguez

I stopped chasing the music dream back in '74.

— Sixto Rodriguez

I've had such an ordinary life.

— Sixto Rodriguez

I did a lot of heavy-lifting - construction, demolition, that kind of thing. Dusty, dirty work.

— Sixto Rodriguez

I loved the Woody Guthrie tradition of speaking about what's happening to the country.

— Sixto Rodriguez

Where other people live in an artificial world, I feel I live in the real world. And nothing beats reality.

— Sixto Rodriguez

I used protest music as a vehicle.

— Sixto Rodriguez

Barriers are being brought down by technology through the Internet.

— Sixto Rodriguez

I was ready for the world. I don't think the world was ready for me.

— Sixto Rodriguez