Probably my two biggest musical influences were the Everly Brothers and the Beatles, in chronological order. Both of them have had a very simple-sounding musical style that’s actually quite complex as far as popular songs are concerned. Arlo Guthrie Read Quote
Music is a nice friend to have around, whether it is just for yourself or for other people. If you can enjoy it, being professional is almost secondary. Arlo Guthrie Read Quote
I’ve written quite a variety of songs, everything from kids songs to political satire, and my dad covered a fairly large range, also. Arlo Guthrie Read Quote
Along with a sense of humor, my songs have to be sincere, and they have to be sung from a position of inner conviction. Arlo Guthrie Read Quote
Everywhere I go, I see all kinds of people at my shows – conservatives, liberals, new-agers, teen-agers, old pensioners. And for those people to have something in common is real interesting to me. Arlo Guthrie Read Quote
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 Read Quote
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 Read Quote
My mother had introduced me to a lot of my father’s friends because she believed that I would get to know the guy my dad was better through his friends than just in the hospital visits. Arlo Guthrie Read Quote
Everyone has a responsibility to not only tolerate another person’s point of view, but also to accept it eagerly as a challenge to your own understanding. And express those challenges in terms of serving other people. Arlo Guthrie Read Quote
My dad’s songs were really written to make certain people feel as though they had some kind of value. Because they were told from where they work and from the countries they had immigrated from that they did not. Arlo Guthrie Read Quote