John Martyn Professions : Singer-songwriter Born : September 11, 1948 Died : January 29, 2009 Browse All Authors Top 4 quotes by John Martyn I never really expected any of the music business to happen, but I'm glad it did. It was a very cool thing to happen. It was a hobby for me. I used to do it to meet girls. If you had long hair and could play a guitar then you got girls. That's how I started. Then I fell in love with the music and got carried away. John Martyn guitar girl hair May you never lay your head down, without a hand to hold. May you never make your bed out in the cold. John Martyn bed may hands I really don't like being referred to as a folk artist. John Martyn folks artist You can't live in the past, musically if you do, you are dead. John Martyn ifs past Similar Authors Bill Anderson singer-songwriter Bill Kaulitz singer-songwriter Bob Whitlock singer-songwriter Bob Weir singer-songwriter Brent Smith singer-songwriter Buffy Sainte-Marie singer-songwriter All Authors