If you make the same mistake 3 times, that becomes ‘your arrangement’ — Jorma Kaukonen Copy Share Image
... just because a guitar is old doesn't make it good... I've seen guitars that were old but weren't as good as the reissue ... for me, it's not the age that makes it happen, it's the quality of the instrument... — Jorma Kaukonen Copy Share Image
Of course when you are a kid you listen to what your parents had around. A lot of gospel, jazz. Now when I started… — Jorma Kaukonen Copy Share Image
With the bass it's another thing. I don't need to use alternate thumb-picking as much. Even though Jack says he loves it. My thought… — Jorma Kaukonen Copy Share Image
If you make the same mistake 3 times, that becomes ‘your arrangement’ — Jorma Kaukonen Copy Share Image
I started with the chorus of that song, kind of like a fun bouncy thing to play, and then one of the lines popped… — Jorma Kaukonen Copy Share Image
Some hit songs are really stupid, and who knows why they're hits. But a lot of hit songs are really good. I agree with… — Jorma Kaukonen Copy Share Image
I don't care if my lettuce has DDT on it, just as long as it's crisp. — Jorma Kaukonen Copy Share Image
...I liken feedback to the effect of when you go surfing; you can get pummeled by a wave, but if you balance the forces… — Jorma Kaukonen Copy Share Image
My dad was president of the Finlandia Foundation for a number of years and there was a period of time when he tried to… — Jorma Kaukonen Copy Share Image
I can only be me. I do what I do, I'm not a jazz player. ... I don't play jazz standards, at least not… — Jorma Kaukonen Copy Share Image
I was writing a lot of true love songs-true love almost gone wrong but saved at the last moment...Many of the best songs get… — Jorma Kaukonen Copy Share Image
The blessing of this music is that it is fun to do and it keeps evolving. — Jorma Kaukonen Copy Share Image
![“Some hit songs are really stupid, and who knows why they're hits. But a lot of hit songs are really good. I agree with Jim [Lauderdale] in that I think the really good ones are songs that when you hear it [sic]...there's just something about it that touches your heart, and you don't know why.” quote by Jorma Kaukonen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/eec/jorma-kaukonen-31193_agree_some-hit-songs-are-really-stupid-and-who_1229753.jpg)
