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> [There's a lot of struggling and a lot of activity going on in my playing. Blues Traveler adopted that style. People will say we play too many notes. That's what they said about Amadeus.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-popper/there-s-a-lot-of-struggling-and-a-lot-of-activity-going-on-in-my/)

[John Popper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-popper/)

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## More by John Popper

> [When you're at a concert and you hear someone improvise well, that's special; it puts you in the moment and takes you someplace. To…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-popper/when-you-re-at-a-concert-and-you-hear-someone-improvise-well-that-s/)

[John Popper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-popper/)

> [You know, technology caught up with precisely what was wrong with the way that I used food.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-popper/you-know-technology-caught-up-with-precisely-what-was-wrong-with-the/)

[John Popper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-popper/)

> [The idea is that we're always going to have a good live show, and we love to pay our music and write well.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-popper/the-idea-is-that-we-re-always-going-to-have-a-good-live-show-and-we/)

[John Popper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-popper/)

> [If you're going to be creative, you ultimately have to be in different ways because if you're going to be in the same ways,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-popper/if-you-re-going-to-be-creative-you-ultimately-have-to-be-in-different/)

[John Popper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-popper/)

> [You know, Blues Traveler is its own thing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-popper/you-know-blues-traveler-is-its-own-thing/)

[John Popper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-popper/)

> [Throughout history, musicians have never counted on intellectual property really getting them rich.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-popper/throughout-history-musicians-have-never-counted-on-intellectual/)

[John Popper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-popper/)

> [For those of us who have had the good fortune of a career in music, we feel an obligation to speak out for the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-popper/for-those-of-us-who-have-had-the-good-fortune-of-a-career-in-music-we/)

[John Popper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-popper/)

> [Working with Secondhand Serenade, I just felt like a songwriter, you know, working with another songwriter.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-popper/working-with-secondhand-serenade-i-just-felt-like-a-songwriter-you/)

[John Popper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-popper/)

> [You have a right to love firearms. And you also have a right to hate them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-popper/you-have-a-right-to-love-firearms-and-you-also-have-a-right-to-hate/)

[John Popper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-popper/)

> [There are plenty of very different sounding bands that could be H.O.R.D.E. bands.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-popper/there-are-plenty-of-very-different-sounding-bands-that-could-be-h-o-r/)

[John Popper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-popper/)

> [We don't sound like a Mississippi Delta band, but we play what we mean, and that's the spirit of the blues.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-popper/we-don-t-sound-like-a-mississippi-delta-band-but-we-play-what-we-mean/)

[John Popper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-popper/)

> [Yeah, some people said I tried to rip off Cat Stevens and Stevie Wonder. Oh, well. I've always admired those guys. But for me,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-popper/yeah-some-people-said-i-tried-to-rip-off-cat-stevens-and-stevie/)

[John Popper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-popper/)

> [I fainted in airports twice on different occasions, because I didn't get my food right.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-popper/i-fainted-in-airports-twice-on-different-occasions-because-i-didn-t/)

[John Popper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-popper/)

> [There's a certain kind of confidence that comes with being older that you can't fake when you're young.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-popper/there-s-a-certain-kind-of-confidence-that-comes-with-being-older-that/)

[John Popper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-popper/)

> [I'm just funny enough as a comedian to know I'm not good enough to be a comedian.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-popper/i-m-just-funny-enough-as-a-comedian-to-know-i-m-not-good-enough-to-be/)

[John Popper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-popper/)

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