John Fogerty

Sometimes I think life is just a rodeo, the trick is to ride and make it to the bell. ↗

— John Fogerty

#music #life

Even though I have often recorded alone, I still feel the best music is made by musicians playing off each other. ↗

— John Fogerty

#best #each #even #feel #i

I went pretty much for one tone, and I knew at that time that I wanted to play a Rickenbacker. ↗

— John Fogerty

#knew #much #play #pretty #time

I don't know that all the demons have been beaten, but I'm very, very proud of those songs. ↗

— John Fogerty

#been #demons #i #know #proud

I thought what I was good at doing was playing real simple guitar licks, since I'd cut my teeth on what Duane Eddy was doing; licks that were simple but had staying power. ↗

— John Fogerty

#doing #eddy #good #guitar #had

I usually destroy unreleased material. It has a way of coming back to haunt you. ↗

— John Fogerty

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Even though James Burton was my idol, I didn't think I could carry his shoes back then. ↗

— John Fogerty

#burton #carry #could #even #his

I work hard at that, but the fact that there are a lot of good songs means there are also a lot of really bad songs I've written that you never hear. ↗

— John Fogerty

#bad #fact #good #good songs #hard

I'm like a twenty-two-year-old kid in a new band trying to get noticed and break through, because the vast majority of people have never seen me play live. ↗

— John Fogerty

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But I think beautiful is simple and elegant, like a ballad with simple harmony. ↗

— John Fogerty

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