Song Quotes by Jose Feliciano

18 Song quotes by Jose Feliciano

Jose Feliciano’s eighteen reflections on music feel like a gentle strum of an old guitar, each line humming with the warmth of decades spent shaping sound.

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I'm a one-man band!

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I loved John Lennon, by the way.

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I don't think kneeling during the anthem is such a bad thing.

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Everyone is my equal, and that is transferred to my music.

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I was drawn to the guitar, and still am, because it struck me as the most soulful instrument.

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Very few guitarists play nylon-string. They don't know how to get the sound out of them. That's something I've spent a lot…

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Music made me feel like I was sexy. Music made me feel like I wasn't just a blind guy.

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I'm lucky that I can play all kinds of music, that it appeals to all of the generations.

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I taught myself until I was about 16. And then I studied classical guitar with some teachers.

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I was the first artist to put the national anthem on the charts, and I'm thrilled.

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When I did the national anthem, I did a soulful, kind of gospel-y version, but it was controversial with the war veterans,…

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I'm not like other guitar players. In fact, I'm not even like most acoustic players because I use the nylon-string acoustic. I…

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When you've had a chance to live some experiences then you can really write, and not having lived that much when I…

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I mean, it wasnt like I had said to myself beforehand, 'OK, I'm gonna go out there and sing 'The Star-Spangled Banner'…

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In 1970, my label decided I should do a Christmas album and I put a bunch of tunes together. We couldn't decide…

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I got tired of seeing people rush through the national anthem so they could have their popcorn and get to the game.…

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I contend that if it wasn't for Jimi, the gadgets we use for electric guitars now wouldn't have happened. He was an…

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Music. It has always showed me that I could do what the other kids couldn't do. So I will keep playing and…

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I made history and nothing can besmirch that. Nothing can erase that.

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I've been playing in Israel since 1971.

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RCA wanted me to change my name. They asked me around 1965, when they first signed me. They said, 'Feliciano is too Latin.' I…

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If I were to travel with all my instruments, I would need a truck.

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I never knew whether I'd make it as a star but I always wanted to.

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I went through the immigration thing. But when I got to New York it wasn't so tough for me. I went to school. I…

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Music. It has always showed me that I could do what the other kids couldn't do. So I will keep playing and singing and…

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I became a teen idol. At the time, it embarrassed me.

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I felt bad about the controversy because they stopped playing my songs on American radio stations. But there was nothing wrong with what I…

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I write with my brain. I don't need a computer.

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No one can pigeon-hole me because I play everything, and I did that on purpose.

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Everyone is my equal, and that is transferred to my music.

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I have genuine respect for women and I want to win their respect. I don't want them to look at me and say, 'Oh,…

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You can't write much quality, original music on a concertina.

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I just happened to be Latino, and like any artist, I was trying to forge a career. If I opened doors for others, that's…

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