Roger McGuinn

One of my favorite albums is Bob Gibson and Bob Camp, 'At the Gate of Horn.' It was a really dynamic album,…

— Roger McGuinn

I always got a kick out of it when they called it the California Sound because it really came out of Liverpool…

— Roger McGuinn

... Andres Segovia literally created the genre of classical guitar, which hadn't existed before around 1910. There was flamenco, which he borrowed…

— Roger McGuinn

Now, you can just get a laptop, get some software, put a microphone on it and make a record. You have to…

— Roger McGuinn

That's one of the things I like best about folk music is the beautiful melodies - and the harmonies - that exist…

— Roger McGuinn

Im not attracted to expensive things.

— Roger McGuinn

I think what makes the Byrds stand up all these years is the basis in folk music. Folk music, being a timeless…

— Roger McGuinn

I've always loved the songs of the sea. I was first introduced to them back in 1957, at the Old Town School…

— Roger McGuinn

I play a couple basic folks songs and break them down. I did that on a six string. I can't recall all…

— Roger McGuinn

I don't want to be an oldies act, kind of dragging around on the road just for the money.

— Roger McGuinn

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…

— Roger McGuinn

I think the good thing about the Internet is to give something away and to sell something else. Get a business model…

— Roger McGuinn

I'm not attracted to expensive things.

— Roger McGuinn

But in my imagination this whole thing developed and I started mixing up old folk songs with the Beatles beat and taking…

— Roger McGuinn

Leadbelly's guitar is in the Rock n' Roll Hall of Fame.

— Roger McGuinn

I love being on the sea and the rolling of the ship, and for me, it's not really happening until we get…

— Roger McGuinn

I open all my concerts with 'My Backpages,' written by Bob Dylan, and close them all with 'May the Road Rise to…

— Roger McGuinn

I love being a troubadour. I travel around the world with my wife and play little theaters. We have a ball.

— Roger McGuinn

How many years will you crawl through this castle, so satisfied and still wanting more?

— Roger McGuinn

You can see it on the Internet: There's an argument going on continually about, 'What is folk music?' And I don't really…

— Roger McGuinn

...it's great! I used it (Dr.Ducks Ax Wax) to restore the finish of my 370/12/RM and I love the way it turned…

— Roger McGuinn

No one realized that I needed eyeglasses until I was 12 years old. My parents were writers, so I was around the…

— Roger McGuinn

When The Byrds started country-rock, we had no idea there would be such a thing. We were just trying to honor the…

— Roger McGuinn

I don't really collect guitars.

— Roger McGuinn

I didn't really enjoy reading until I married my wife and we began reading the Bible out loud to each other every…

— Roger McGuinn