Americana Quotes
26 quotes by 25 authors
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While the rest of the country waves the flag of Americana, we understand we are not part of that. We don't owe America anything -…
— Al Sharpton
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It is true that after they have been reassured and have lost this fear, they are so artless and so free with all they possess,…
— Christopher Columbus
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I would support a Presidential candidate who pledged to take the following steps: ... At the end of the war in the Persian Gulf, press…
— George McGovern
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I think you're going to find out that westerns will be coming back. It's Americana, it's part of our history, the cowboy, the cattle drive,…
— Clayton Moore
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You tell me the truth. You tell me that my son died for oil. You tell me that my son died to make your friends…
— Cindy Sheehan
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It is true that the American colonials have "free elections," in which they have the absolute right to vote for one of two opposing candidates,…
— Eustace Mullins
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Those of us who have tested gravity under a hoop know its mystical properties. Robin Layton, as I would have expected, has turned this staple…
— George Vecsey
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I’m wearing out this new Coal Men record. I think it’s masterful start-to-finish. Dave Coleman is one of Americana music’s great songwriters, and I hope…
— Todd Snider
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Audrey Auld is a great singer songwriter. She holds a unique place in contemporary Americana/Roots music. I believe that this uniqueness is largely due to…
— Fred Eaglesmith
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As corny as it may sound, my true goal was to crack the Americana market.
— Arthur Godfrey
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It's no accident that my first novel was called Americana. This was a private declaration of independence, a statement of my intention to use the…
— Don DeLillo
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I never get tired of exploring Americana or country music, and I always have a little bit of a crooner in me that never seems…
— K D Lang
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There's also a lot of gritty Americana type of bands. I actually have a lot of Britpop on my iPod, too.
— Jeff VanderMeer
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I don't know anybody who doesn't hate being called alt.country. It just sounds like a website. I don't mind being called Americana, I don't mind…
— Neko Case
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First I was a European-style player, then I was a downtown 'noise guy,' and now some people call me an Americana guy.
— Bill Frisell
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Old Americana vintage gangster stuff has a fantastical feel; it feels less dirty in a way. It feels like the opera of crime.
— Shia LaBeouf
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I really like the look of the 1950s, lots of suburban Americana influences. I'm 5'4', so I like kitten heels occasionally because I can move…
— Marina and the Diamonds
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I used to be monastic, almost. Now I'm like a Tibetan that has discovered hamburgers and television. I'm catching up on Americana.
— Joni Mitchell
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There are always generic terms like 'Americana', but there are no boundaries as to where it can go.
— Robert Plant
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Since I was a kid, I've had an absolute obsession with particular kinds of American music. Mississippi Delta blues of the Thirties, Chicago blues of…
— Robert Plant
Who Wrote These Americana Quotes
25 authors contributed a total of 26 Americana Quotes as follows: