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> [When we first started recording, it was before rock, so people thought we were hillbilly hicks. That was something we had to deal with; the girls didn't think we were cool, although they did a few years later. We had…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/phil-everly/when-we-first-started-recording-it-was-before-rock-so-people-thought/)

[Phil Everly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/phil-everly/)

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## Other authors on Hillbilly

## More by Phil Everly

> [You couldn't get me to go travel around and sit in a hotel room again. I have no interest in doing that. So everybody's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/phil-everly/you-couldn-t-get-me-to-go-travel-around-and-sit-in-a-hotel-room-again/)

[Phil Everly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/phil-everly/)

> [In the beginning of rock n' roll, there was always innovation. Artists were always trying to do something new and something different.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/phil-everly/in-the-beginning-of-rock-n-roll-there-was-always-innovation-artists/)

[Phil Everly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/phil-everly/)

> [If you lose your concentration singing harmony, then it's lackluster and no fun to watch.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/phil-everly/if-you-lose-your-concentration-singing-harmony-then-it-s-lackluster/)

[Phil Everly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/phil-everly/)

> [I grew up as a Roy Rogers fan, of course.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/phil-everly/i-grew-up-as-a-roy-rogers-fan-of-course/)

[Phil Everly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/phil-everly/)

> [The '60s weren't my cup of tea. I never bought that philosophy that, you know, we're all brothers and that'll solve everything. And I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/phil-everly/the-60s-weren-t-my-cup-of-tea-i-never-bought-that-philosophy-that-you/)

[Phil Everly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/phil-everly/)

> [Whenever people talk about Don and I recording again, which almost everybody usually mentions, I always say 'Well, there's plenty of things that you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/phil-everly/whenever-people-talk-about-don-and-i-recording-again-which-almost/)

[Phil Everly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/phil-everly/)

> [It's hard to get fluffed up about love anymore. I've lived it. I try to avoid it. If I'm extremely fond of a woman,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/phil-everly/it-s-hard-to-get-fluffed-up-about-love-anymore-i-ve-lived-it-i-try-to/)

[Phil Everly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/phil-everly/)

> [In my old age, it's kind of funny - at night, what I like to do is watch TV when I go to sleep.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/phil-everly/in-my-old-age-it-s-kind-of-funny-at-night-what-i-like-to-do-is-watch/)

[Phil Everly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/phil-everly/)

> [Don and I are infamous for our split, but we're closer than most brothers. Harmony singing requires that you enlarge yourself, not use any…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/phil-everly/don-and-i-are-infamous-for-our-split-but-we-re-closer-than-most/)

[Phil Everly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/phil-everly/)

> [My son and I run a string company, and he has a studio there, and I go down sometimes and we'll record.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/phil-everly/my-son-and-i-run-a-string-company-and-he-has-a-studio-there-and-i-go/)

[Phil Everly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/phil-everly/)

> [When we first started recording, it was before rock, so people thought we were hillbilly hicks. That was something we had to deal with;…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/phil-everly/when-we-first-started-recording-it-was-before-rock-so-people-thought/)

[Phil Everly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/phil-everly/)

> [Singing harmony is not the same as singing a part in a choral group, where you know you're going to have to hit this…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/phil-everly/singing-harmony-is-not-the-same-as-singing-a-part-in-a-choral-group/)

[Phil Everly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/phil-everly/)

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