I certainly hear the Trombones Unlimited version of "Daydream" in... by John Sebastian

I certainly hear the Trombones Unlimited version of "Daydream" in a lot of elevators.

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But, what did happen is I went to Woodstock as a member of the audience. I did not show up there with a road manager and a couple of guitars. I showed up with a change of clothes and a toothbrush.

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I was wildly out of style when that television theme song suddenly pushed its way onto the Top Ten. It was certainly not the record company trying to make that happen.

style song trying

You have to remember now, I was not being terribly successful at... by John Sebastian

You have to remember now, I was not being terribly successful at going solo.

solo successful remember

The Jug Band was exactly what I wanted to do, and it wasn't my id... by John Sebastian

The Jug Band was exactly what I wanted to do, and it wasn't my idea.

jugs band ideas

My father was invited to play on a television show when I was 17 or 18, that was an early equivalent of educational television. Sunday afternoon kind of variety art show.

educational father art

My father was a classical musician and my mother was a writer. by John Sebastian

My father was a classical musician and my mother was a writer.

musician mother father

First of all I think that is true, if you are a musician, particularly on the comeback that you do have to end up in one of these musical centers somewhere to be viable, salable and so on.

musician musical thinking

I'm seeing and hearing lots of B to B instruments, and everybody isn't, you know, using them... a lot of these guys are trying to do it on conventional guitars, although that has its own sound, and maybe its okay.

guitar guy trying

Geez, I wish I could tell you I had a whole bunch of '80s hair bands, you know something you really wouldn't expect, but I don't know that the music police would be that surprised, because most of the stuff that I am influenced by is in evidence in the music.

police wish hair

In other words, musicians know that going back to the Spoonful, w... by John Sebastian

In other words, musicians know that going back to the Spoonful, what we were doing was not copying.

copying musician knows

I think that my past stands me in good stead in that it does have... by John Sebastian

I think that my past stands me in good stead in that it does have a certain strength for musicians.

musician past thinking

Sometimes you really dig a girl, the moment you kiss her, And then you get distracted by her older sister.

sister kissing girl

When I left the band I said Look, I am ready to move on. I was interested in playing with some of the other people that I had bee a studio musician with.

bee i-am look people

Well, I did a harmonica instruction tape for Homespun tapes. by John Sebastian

Well, I did a harmonica instruction tape for Homespun tapes.

harmonica did well instruction

To the extent that '60s guys own things, yes... but I don't have the publishing, just like most '60s guys, and that was an error, you know... part ownership in publishing was the kind of era that started a little bit later, when real businessmen started to manage artists.

own know you real

Now, I was the Summer Concert guy. I played every Summer concert... by John Sebastian

Now, I was the Summer Concert guy. I played every Summer concert there was.

concert now guy summer

My father was invited to play on a television show when I was 17 or 18 that was an early equivalent of educational television, a Sunday afternoon kind of variety art show.

sunday father television art

It might be thematic work. It might be theatrical. I enjoy that k... by John Sebastian

It might be thematic work. It might be theatrical. I enjoy that kind of work.

enjoy kind work might

First of all, I think that is true, if you are a musician, particularly on the come, that you do have to end up in one of these musical centers, some way, to be viable, saleable and so on.

end think you way