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If you asked anybody in my family, they would have very stridently proclaimed themselves middle class. My mother and father were separated, so he doesn't count.

~Dave Van Ronk

Topics: Anybody Asked Class Count Family Father He Middle Middle Class Mother Mother And Father Separated Themselves Very Were Would You

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If there was ever any truth to the trickle-down theory, the only evidence of it I've ever seen was in that period of 1960 to 1965. All of sudden they were handing out major label recording contracts like they were coming in Cracker Jack boxes.

~Dave Van Ronk

Topics: Any Boxes Coming Contracts Ever Evidence Handing Jack Label Like Major Major Label Only Out Period Recording Seen Sudden Theory Truth Were

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If I do a piece in my living room, if I practice it - and I have the tapes to prove this - it's not going to be as good as doing the same piece in front of an audience.

~Dave Van Ronk

Topics: Audience Doing Front Going Good Living Living Room Piece Practice Prove Room Same Tapes

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Ian and Sylvia, who, when you got right down to it, were essentially country and western singers. I just recorded his Four Strong Winds. It's a wonderful song.

~Dave Van Ronk

Topics: Country Down Essentially Four Got His Just Recorded Right Singers Song Strong Were Western Who Winds Wonderful You

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I'm an exhibitionist, I was an exhibitionist as a kid.

~Dave Van Ronk

Topics: Kid

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I'm a very, very stubborn man.

~Dave Van Ronk

Topics: Man Stubborn Very

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I think I have more in common with a carpenter than you might think. We're putting things together.

~Dave Van Ronk

Topics: Carpenter Common Might More Putting Than Things Think Together You I Think

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I don't think I went a year or so without a record between 1959 and 1979, sometimes two.

~Dave Van Ronk

Topics: Between Record Sometimes Think Two Without Year

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I cut myself off from the mainstream of jazz. It stood me in good stead later on, as a musician.

~Dave Van Ronk

Topics: Cut Good Jazz Later Mainstream Me Musician Myself Off Stead Stood

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By the mid-70s, I wanted to get out of the business. I was tired anyway.

~Dave Van Ronk

Topics: Anyway Business Get Out Tired Wanted

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Musician

Born: June 30th, 1936

Died: February 10th, 2002

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