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> [Country hillbilly music I love. Always have.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ry-cooder/country-hillbilly-music-i-love-always-have/)

[Ry Cooder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ry-cooder/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/35e/ry-cooder-3690_always_country-hillbilly-music-i-love-always-ha_1423294.jpg)

## Other authors on Hillbilly

## More by Ry Cooder

> [I got a reputation for being 'eclectic' or some damn thing like that, but to me, the different kinds of music I play are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ry-cooder/i-got-a-reputation-for-being-eclectic-or-some-damn-thing-like-that/)

[Ry Cooder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ry-cooder/)

> [The '50s was the golden age of music all over the world for some crazy, 'X-File'-like reason I can't quite understand.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ry-cooder/the-50s-was-the-golden-age-of-music-all-over-the-world-for-some-crazy/)

[Ry Cooder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ry-cooder/)

> [I had a lot of luck in meeting great musicians who were kind enough to show me things.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ry-cooder/i-had-a-lot-of-luck-in-meeting-great-musicians-who-were-kind-enough/)

[Ry Cooder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ry-cooder/)

> [You can play as good as you want, but you have to sing from a place of living.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ry-cooder/you-can-play-as-good-as-you-want-but-you-have-to-sing-from-a-place-of/)

[Ry Cooder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ry-cooder/)

> [I give up on pop music. As far as a commercial entity, as far as pop music goes, I quit; I absolutely throw in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ry-cooder/i-give-up-on-pop-music-as-far-as-a-commercial-entity-as-far-as-pop/)

[Ry Cooder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ry-cooder/)

> [Musicians are not so concerned with language.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ry-cooder/musicians-are-not-so-concerned-with-language/)

[Ry Cooder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ry-cooder/)

> [The story of American pop music is the story of failure. The blues, country music, it's not the story of success. People don't win;…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ry-cooder/the-story-of-american-pop-music-is-the-story-of-failure-the-blues/)

[Ry Cooder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ry-cooder/)

> [If you're white working with non-white people, you will be branded as a colonialist by some people, regardless of your efforts or intentions.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ry-cooder/if-you-re-white-working-with-non-white-people-you-will-be-branded-as/)

[Ry Cooder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ry-cooder/)

> [On any given day, if I play the guitar, I can put myself somewhere. I always thought, 'This is the way you go.' It's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ry-cooder/on-any-given-day-if-i-play-the-guitar-i-can-put-myself-somewhere-i/)

[Ry Cooder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ry-cooder/)

> [Music is a treasure hunt. You dig and dig, and sometimes you find something.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ry-cooder/music-is-a-treasure-hunt-you-dig-and-dig-and-sometimes-you-find/)

[Ry Cooder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ry-cooder/)

> [I always have felt that most people don't have the first idea about what musicians, in the traditional sense - I don't mean in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ry-cooder/i-always-have-felt-that-most-people-don-t-have-the-first-idea-about/)

[Ry Cooder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ry-cooder/)

> [Music is all starting to sound alike in the modern era. Afro-pop sounds exactly like L.A. pop - there's no difference, no ambience, no…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ry-cooder/music-is-all-starting-to-sound-alike-in-the-modern-era-afro-pop/)

[Ry Cooder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ry-cooder/)

> [I'm sort of an osmotic fellow.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ry-cooder/i-m-sort-of-an-osmotic-fellow/)

[Ry Cooder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ry-cooder/)

> [The Delmore Brothers is hit music - very, very popular - and it still retains that rural flavor and simplicity. I always think of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ry-cooder/the-delmore-brothers-is-hit-music-very-very-popular-and-it-still/)

[Ry Cooder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ry-cooder/)

> [Needless to say, you've got to have someone who can speak for you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ry-cooder/needless-to-say-you-ve-got-to-have-someone-who-can-speak-for-you/)

[Ry Cooder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ry-cooder/)

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