There is something about guitars—maybe something magical—when played right, which evokes past, mysterious, barely-conscious sentiments, both individual and universal. John Fahey More Quotes by John Fahey More Quotes From John Fahey 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 guitar listening trying I just want to be treated like an average guy. John Fahey guy want average How can I be a folk? I'm from the suburbs you know. John Fahey suburbs folks knows When I play, I very quickly put myself into a light hypnotic trance and compose while playing, drawing directly from the emotions. John Fahey drawing light play Well folks, that's about it for the show tonight. John Fahey folks tonight shows 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 guitar kind hands 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 piano stuff father 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-time records forget Being worshipped is a horrible experience. John Fahey horrible-experience horrible worship I also know that I am not a great technician. John Fahey technicians knows 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 real islands meaningful From a social perspective, I am looking for friends, not acolytes. John Fahey perspective social Early Bluegrass is my favorite kind of music, not to many people know that. John Fahey my-favorite kind people As for fame, it can go to your head and you can become full of yourself. John Fahey full-of-yourself fame 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 guitar important world I was using them as teachers for technique but I was never trying to be a folk. John Fahey technique trying teacher 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 song country book The other thing in composition is opening up the unconscious. John Fahey unconscious opening opening-up Regarding fame, fortune and Oregon I do wish I had more money. John Fahey more money wish fame 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 like you hate life
