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A lot of Woody Guthrie's songs were taken from other songs. He would rework the melody and lyrics, and all of a sudden it was a Woody Guthrie song.

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Bob Dylan's first couple of records in the 60's weren't considered cover records, but he only wrote one or two original songs on each album.

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Do I think it's OK to fight authority as long as you're only talking about the high school teacher? No.

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I'm using my art to comment on what I see. You don't have to agree with it.

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I couldn't have recorded this record 15 years ago. My voice didn't have the depth to pull these songs off.

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I don't have to worry about any pop sensibility. I can write adult songs, and I don't have to worry about choruses and hook lines.

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I don't want to be a politician. I don't like politics. It's petty; it fights dirty.

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I think it's ridiculous to try to sell records to teenagers, because teenagers don't buy my records. And there ain't that many teenagers out there in the marketplace.

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I thought I knew a lot about music. Then you start digging and the deeper you go, the more there is.

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I want to sell to people my own age, because that's the way I write songs.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Musician

Born: October 7th, 1951

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