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John Sebastian Quotes

John Sebastian quotes

American Musician March 17, 1944

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John Sebastian quote: "Sometimes you really dig a girl, the moment you kiss her, And..."
Sometimes you really dig a girl, the moment you kiss her, And then you get distracted by her older sister. John Sebastian
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. John Sebastian
John Sebastian quote: "I think that my past stands me in good stead in that it does..."
I think that my past stands me in good stead in that it does have a certain strength for musicians. John Sebastian
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. John Sebastian
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. John Sebastian
John Sebastian quote: "You have to remember now, I was not being terribly successful..."
You have to remember now, I was not being terribly successful at going solo. John Sebastian
John Sebastian quote: "My father was a classical musician and my mother was a writer."
My father was a classical musician and my mother was a writer. John Sebastian
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. John Sebastian
John Sebastian quote: "It might be thematic work. It might be theatrical. I enjoy..."
It might be thematic work. It might be theatrical. I enjoy that kind of work. John Sebastian
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. John Sebastian
John Sebastian quote: "Now, I was the Summer Concert guy. I played every Summer..."
Now, I was the Summer Concert guy. I played every Summer concert there was. John Sebastian
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. John Sebastian
John Sebastian quote: "In other words, musicians know that going back to the..."
In other words, musicians know that going back to the Spoonful, what we were doing was not copying. John Sebastian
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. John Sebastian
John Sebastian quote: "Well, I did a harmonica instruction tape for Homespun tapes."
Well, I did a harmonica instruction tape for Homespun tapes. John Sebastian

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