Firsts Quote by Roger McGuinn

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

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

... 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

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

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

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 art form,…

— 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 of Folk…

— 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 the songs…

— 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 got the…

— Roger McGuinn

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