See my father knew a lot about music, he played the piano and he would do theory and stuff like that, but I didn't learn anything from him, but I played that for him and he liked it a lot. — John Fahey Copy Share Image
I had a big background in listening to classical music and I started trying to compose, like I was playing the guitar but I… — John Fahey Copy Share Image
I was using them as teachers for technique but I was never trying to be a folk. — John Fahey Copy Share Image
I thought I'd be wasting my time to go to commercial record companies and make demos for them, because don't forget, I was doing… — John Fahey Copy Share Image
So I learnt a few country western songs, I bought a chord book, and right away I started writing my own stuff, which nobody… — John Fahey Copy Share Image
As for fame, it can go to your head and you can become full of yourself. — John Fahey Copy Share Image
See my father knew a lot about music, he played the piano and he would do theory and stuff like that, but I didn't… — John Fahey Copy Share Image
But I say these things in an objective dispassionate manner because, you know, and I can't explain why, but being one of the greatest… — John Fahey Copy Share Image
