Able Quote by Ry Cooder

I got a reputation for being 'eclectic' or some damn thing like that, but to me, the different kinds of music I play are…

— Ry Cooder

The '50s was the golden age of music all over the world for some crazy, 'X-File'-like reason I can't quite understand.

— Ry Cooder

I had a lot of luck in meeting great musicians who were kind enough to show me things.

— Ry Cooder

You can play as good as you want, but you have to sing from a place of living.

— Ry Cooder

I give up on pop music. As far as a commercial entity, as far as pop music goes, I quit; I absolutely throw in…

— Ry Cooder

Musicians are not so concerned with language.

— Ry Cooder

The story of American pop music is the story of failure. The blues, country music, it's not the story of success. People don't win;…

— Ry Cooder

If you're white working with non-white people, you will be branded as a colonialist by some people, regardless of your efforts or intentions.

— Ry Cooder

On any given day, if I play the guitar, I can put myself somewhere. I always thought, 'This is the way you go.' It's…

— Ry Cooder

Music is a treasure hunt. You dig and dig, and sometimes you find something.

— Ry Cooder

I always have felt that most people don't have the first idea about what musicians, in the traditional sense - I don't mean in…

— Ry Cooder

Music is all starting to sound alike in the modern era. Afro-pop sounds exactly like L.A. pop - there's no difference, no ambience, no…

— Ry Cooder