I just want to be treated like an average guy. John Fahey More Quotes by John Fahey More Quotes From John Fahey There is something about guitars—maybe something magical—when played right, which evokes past, mysterious, barely-conscious sentiments, both individual and universal. John Fahey mysteriousguitarpast I had a big background in listening to classical music and I started trying to compose, like I was playing the guitar but I heard an orchestra in my head. John Fahey guitarlisteningtrying How can I be a folk? I'm from the suburbs you know. John Fahey suburbsfolksknows When I play, I very quickly put myself into a light hypnotic trance and compose while playing, drawing directly from the emotions. John Fahey drawinglightplay Well folks, that's about it for the show tonight. John Fahey folkstonightshows Well I was on the one hand, the more I played the guitar the more I began to really love the guitar and to love virtually any kind of music that anybody played well on guitar. John Fahey guitarkindhands See my father knew a lot about music, he played the piano and he would do theory and stuff like that, but I didn't learn anything from him, but I played that for him and he liked it a lot. John Fahey pianostufffather I thought I'd be wasting my time to go to commercial record companies and make demos for them, because don't forget, I was doing what I was doing and nobody understood what I was doing. John Fahey wasting-my-timerecordsforget Being worshipped is a horrible experience. John Fahey horrible-experiencehorribleworship I also know that I am not a great technician. John Fahey techniciansknows More American young people can tell you where an island that the 'Survivor' TV series came from is located than can identify Afghanistan or Iraq. Ironically a TV show seems more real or at least more meaningful interesting or relevant than reality. John Fahey realislandsmeaningful From a social perspective, I am looking for friends, not acolytes. John Fahey perspectivesocial Early Bluegrass is my favorite kind of music, not to many people know that. John Fahey my-favoritekindpeople As for fame, it can go to your head and you can become full of yourself. John Fahey full-of-yourselffame But I say these things in an objective dispassionate manner because, you know, and I can't explain why, but being one of the greatest guitarists in the world simply is not very important to me. John Fahey guitarimportantworld I was using them as teachers for technique but I was never trying to be a folk. John Fahey techniquetryingteacher So I learnt a few country western songs, I bought a chord book, and right away I started writing my own stuff, which nobody else did that, I don't know why. John Fahey songcountrybook The other thing in composition is opening up the unconscious. John Fahey unconsciousopeningopening-up Regarding fame, fortune and Oregon I do wish I had more money. John Fahey moremoneywishfame As soon as the groupie finds out that you make errors in everyday life like everybody else does and that you are human, they turn on you and hate you. John Fahey likeyouhatelife
