Song Quotes by Dan Fogelberg

14 Song quotes by Dan Fogelberg

Dan Fogelberg’s gentle take on song is gathered in fourteen short statements that feel like a quiet evening of contemplation. The modest size makes it a perfect starter for anyone curious about his lyrical tenderness.

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I love the subtlety and tonal range of the acoustic guitar.

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Phoenix was a tougher record, a little more commercially accessible record.

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I always try to give my songs as gifts.

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Around the time the Beatles were on Ed Sullivan, I was already in a band.

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Strats are my favorite electric guitars, and I've got quite a collection.

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The outlet for my sorrow, that I do feel deeply, and the pain, is the songs. That's where it goes.

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You're successful if you can get one person to pick it up and put it on the turntable and go, Wow, thanks…

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Longer is not my best song, it's just a classic love song, and every songwriter always dreams of writing a classic love…

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My grandfather gave me my first guitar, an old acoustic with palm trees and dancing girls painted on it

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It's only an interim trip. I love the music, but it's really giving me a way in which I can comfortably explore…

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People who listen to my records expect the ballads from me. The rock 'n roll is on there because it's another mode…

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As we hang beneath the heavens, and we hover over hell, our hearts become the instruments we learn to play so well.

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Be On Your Way is one of the favorite songs I've ever written. What a terribly sad song, but what a beautiful…

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Love when you can, cry when you have to, be who you must, that's a part of the plan. Await your arrival…

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Mystery's a thing not easily captured, and once deceased, not easily exhumed.

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I went to college as a theater major. But after about three weeks of that, I changed to the school of fine arts as…

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Love when you can, cry when you have to, be who you must, that's a part of the plan. Await your arrival with simple…

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I wanted to pay tribute to my musical influences: Buffalo Springfield, Lightfoot, the Beatles, the Hollies.

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Getting the best response from people is how I base my success.

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My life is as an artist, not an entertainer. I don't consider myself an entertainer, but I can do that thing when I want…

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I had gone full-on folkie; I'd had it with bands.

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People who listen to my records expect the ballads from me. The rock 'n roll is on there because it's another mode of expression.

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I love the subtlety and tonal range of the acoustic guitar.

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You've got to just follow your heart and do your best work. For better or worse, I have followed my heart. There is no…

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Lessons learned are like bridges burned you only need to cross them but once. Is the knowledge gained worth the price of the pain,…

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My life has been a poor attempt to imitate the man, I'm just a living legacy to the leader of the band.

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It's only an interim trip. I love the music, but it's really giving me a way in which I can comfortably explore my art.

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My dad was vehemently opposed to electric guitars. He did not look on that kind of music as legitimate in any way

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