People have told me that other artists have been influenced by my music, and it's flattering. It's a wonderful thing. — Roger McGuinn Copy Share Image
The wonderful thing about having your songs on the radio is that people are going to go out to your concerts and buy your merchandise and that sort of thing, and it feels good to get that level of name… — Roger McGuinn Copy Share Image
One of my favorite albums is Bob Gibson and Bob Camp, 'At the Gate of Horn.' It was a really dynamic album, almost like… — Roger McGuinn Copy Share
I always got a kick out of it when they called it the California Sound because it really came out of Liverpool and Greenwich… — Roger McGuinn Copy Share
... Andres Segovia literally created the genre of classical guitar, which hadn't existed before around 1910. There was flamenco, which he borrowed from, but… — Roger McGuinn Copy Share
Now, you can just get a laptop, get some software, put a microphone on it and make a record. You have to know how… — Roger McGuinn Copy Share
That's one of the things I like best about folk music is the beautiful melodies - and the harmonies - that exist in it.… — Roger McGuinn Copy Share
I think what makes the Byrds stand up all these years is the basis in folk music. Folk music, being a timeless art form,… — Roger McGuinn Copy Share
I've always loved the songs of the sea. I was first introduced to them back in 1957, at the Old Town School of Folk… — Roger McGuinn Copy Share
I play a couple basic folks songs and break them down. I did that on a six string. I can't recall all the songs… — Roger McGuinn Copy Share
I don't want to be an oldies act, kind of dragging around on the road just for the money. — Roger McGuinn Copy Share
My favorite guitar now is my Martin HD-7 because it's got everything. It's got the jingle-jangle thing from the twelve string, it's got the… — Roger McGuinn Copy Share
I think the good thing about the Internet is to give something away and to sell something else. Get a business model like that… — Roger McGuinn Copy Share
But in my imagination this whole thing developed and I started mixing up old folk songs with the Beatles beat and taking them down… — Roger McGuinn Copy Share
