Folk music Quote by Tom Morello Download Open image “I came late to the genre of folk music.” — Tom Morello ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.9 out of 5 (4 ratings) Copy quoteShare Folk music Folks Genre Late Music
I came through folk music simply because it was easy to get into it. — Joni Mitchell Copy Share Image
Growing up, I didn't really like folk music - I wasn't a fan of Bob Dylan. I grew up mostly listening to rap and… — Max Casella Copy Share Image
I went to school for folk music back when I was a teenager and learned hundreds of songs. — Roger McGuinn Copy Share Image
I don't think of myself as a folk singer per se, but I really like blues and string-band music. When I started listening to… — Loudon Wainwright III Copy Share Image
In the United States, many people said you can't have folk music in the United States because you don't have any peasant class. But… — Pete Seeger Copy Share Image
Folk music - and what people are now perceiving as being folk music - is music that's quite close to the ground. The songs… — Johnny Flynn Copy Share Image
Well, I don't think it ever did, but in the early '60s I got interested in folk music. — Warren Zevon Copy Share Image
Music and the arts feed our souls, but a decent wage puts food on the table. Musicians, fans of music, and grassroots political organizations… — Tom Morello Copy Share Image
Poverty is curable, but it’s just not done, because it's not profitable. And that is the kind of violence that's perpetuated on humanity. — Tom Morello Copy Share Image
In America, we have freedom of choice. But some are free to choose between Lamborghini and Rolls Royce while others are free to choose… — Tom Morello Copy Share Image
The reason why many young people in the Vietnam War era were active was their lives were threatened by the draft and they were… — Tom Morello Copy Share Image
Well, I don't care for Paul Ryan's sound or his lyrics. He can like whatever bands he wants, but his guiding vision of shifting… — Tom Morello Copy Share Image
I think it's crucially important to be present in the lives of your children. They are my most important cause that I fight for.… — Tom Morello Copy Share Image
Charles Manson loved the Beatles but didn’t understand them. Governor Chris Christie loves Bruce Springsteen but doesn’t understand him. And Paul Ryan is clueless… — Tom Morello Copy Share Image
I literally integrated the small town of Libertyville, Illinois. I was the first person of color to reside within its borders. — Tom Morello Copy Share Image
As a guitar player, I've been influenced by dance music - it was Crystal Method and The Prodigy back in the day. I would… — Tom Morello Copy Share Image
I have another name for what they're terming whistleblowers, and that's righteous heroes. From Bradley Manning to Snowden. They're people of conscience who are… — Tom Morello Copy Share Image
I'd say that one area where my political views have remained unchanged is that, I am opposed to the government spying on everybody. — Tom Morello Copy Share Image
Racism is a problem, economic inequality is a problem, not enough rock n' roll on the radio is a problem. But all those problems… — Tom Morello Copy Share Image
The Urban Literate Southern California Sub-Group of the Early Atomic Period has not yet produced a distinct body of folk music of its own. — Sam Hinton Copy Share Image
I was very engaged by the folk music movement.Bob Dylan; Joan Baez; Peter, Paul and Mary. And then I sort of discovered world music,… — Jill Stein Copy Share Image
When we moved back to the US, folk music was all the rage. So I traded in my banjo for a guitar. — Michael Storm Copy Share Image
My father being in the movie business, I thought being an actor would be great. But when I started singing to people in coffeehouses,… — David Crosby Copy Share Image
Traditional folk music is about survival of the fittest song just like evolution is about survival of the fittest organism and generally the more… — John Spiers Copy Share Image
I was involved in the Great Folk Music scare back in the sixties, when it almost caught on. — Martin Mull Copy Share Image
Folk music is music that everyday people can play, and it inspired a lot of people to make their own music. That trailed into… — Arlo Guthrie Copy Share Image
Folks out in the country couldn't afford to pay for anybody else to make music. They had to make their own. So the peasantry… — Pete Seeger Copy Share Image
I knew Bobby Dylan back in the days when he lived in the village. He used to come and see me and sing songs… — Alan Lomax Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
