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title: "3 Vance Gilbert Quotes"
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# Vance Gilbert

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##  Quotes by Vance Gilbert

> [I can be whatever it takes to be a folksinger. Folk music to me, if we had to have a definition, is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vance-gilbert/i-can-be-whatever-it-takes-to-be-a-folksinger-folk-music-to-me-if-we/)

[Vance Gilbert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vance-gilbert/)

[Able](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/able/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/864/vance-gilbert-75812_able_i-can-be-whatever-it-takes-to-be-a-folks_262857.jpg)

> [I tell people I'm big in the music business like a barnacle is big in shipping.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vance-gilbert/i-tell-people-i-m-big-in-the-music-business-like-a-barnacle-is-big-in/)

[Vance Gilbert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vance-gilbert/)

[Barnacles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/barnacles/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/81c/vance-gilbert-75812_barnacles_i-tell-people-i-m-big-in-the-music-busin_1058457.jpg)

> [The music pot is broad. It's just unfortunate that the record companies cry the blues as frequently as they do.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vance-gilbert/the-music-pot-is-broad-it-s-just-unfortunate-that-the-record/)

[Vance Gilbert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vance-gilbert/)

[Blues](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/blues/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/008/vance-gilbert-75812_broads_the-music-pot-is-broad-it-s-just-unfortu_1760301.jpg)

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