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… — 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 written in a state of abject misery. I prefer to write fewer songs and have less… — 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
... 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… — Jorma Kaukonen Copy Share Image
My dad is from Ironwood and the last time I was in Marquette was in 1995 when my dad was still alive. Dad would… — Jorma Kaukonen Copy Share Image
I'm not sure I ever pleased Ian [Buchanan] with my progress, but he continued to tolerate me. I had to work at everything that… — 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)
![“I'm not sure I ever pleased Ian [Buchanan] with my progress, but he continued to tolerate me. I had to work at everything that I did. Well, it wasn't work; it was fun actually.” quote by Jorma Kaukonen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/b87/jorma-kaukonen-31193_fun_i-m-not-sure-i-ever-pleased-ian-buchanan_2742536.jpg)