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With the advent of radio and recording, music became an industry rather than just a tradition.

~Arlo Guthrie

Topics: Advent Became Industry Just Music Radio Rather Recording Than Tradition

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At the same time the folk boom was happening, the civil rights movement was happening, the anti-war movement was happening, the ban the bomb movement was happening, the environmental movement was happening. There was suddenly a generation ready to change the course of history.

~Arlo Guthrie

Topics: Anti-War Ban Bomb Boom Change Civil Civil Rights Civil Rights Movement Course Environmental Environmental Movement Folk Generation Happening History Movement Ready Rights Rights Movement Same Same Time Suddenly Time

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Yes, I was born in Coney Island. The Holy Land.

~Arlo Guthrie

Topics: Born Holy Holy Land Island Land Yes I Was Born

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Folk music is music that everyday people can play, and it inspired a lot of people to make their own music. That trailed into making your own pop music, and that's why garage bands started springing up everywhere.

~Arlo Guthrie

Topics: Bands Everyday Everyday People Everywhere Folk Folk Music Garage Inspired Lot Make Making Music Own People Play Pop Pop Music Started Up Why Your

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I thought I would be governor of Massachusetts. I stood on a pile of my old albums and said, 'I'm the only one with a record to stand on.'

~Arlo Guthrie

Topics: Albums Governor Massachusetts Old Only Pile Record Said Stand Stood Thought Would

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I think of my parents as a single unit, and it's interesting because they shared so much, and they were totally opposite. My mother, a Martha Graham dancer, had a classical background; my father had a back-porch background.

~Arlo Guthrie

Topics: Background Because Classical Dancer Father Graham Had Interesting Martha Mother Much Opposite Parents Shared Single Think Totally Unit Were I Think

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If you do anything for 40 years, you can do it comfortably. And it will always be good. But unless you're willing to risk it being bad, it can never be great.

~Arlo Guthrie

Topics: Always Anything Bad Being Comfortably Good Great Never Risk Unless Will Willing Years You You Can Do It

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I'm not just a singer-songwriter doing songs in the key of me.

~Arlo Guthrie

Topics: Doing Just Key Me Singer-Songwriter Songs

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I left the entertainment industry part of my life behind in 1983, when we decided not to work with major record companies anymore.

~Arlo Guthrie

Topics: Anymore Behind Companies Decided Entertainment Entertainment Industry Industry Left Life Major My Life Part Record Record Companies Work

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Basically, I think you need two things to get by in this world: a sense of humor and the ability to laugh when your ego is destroyed.

~Arlo Guthrie

Topics: Ability Basically Destroyed Ego Get Humor Laugh Need Sense Sense Of Humor Things Think Two World You Your I Think

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Musician

Born: July 10th, 1947

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