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Johnny Flynn

South African Musician

Born: Mar 14, 1983

Always Me Music People Think You

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Not listening is the reason for so many misunderstandings and conflicts. Johnny Flynn

Listening Misunderstandings Conflicts Reason Many

We all have these shades in our nature: it's a spectrum within all of us. Johnny Flynn

Nature Our Shades Within Us Spectrum

I like getting older. I always looked younger than I was, and I found that people wouldn't give me the room to speak. The older I get, it's like, 'Oh, I'm still talking, and they're still listening.' Johnny Flynn

I'm not a fan of taking too long in the studio. I always do one vocal take and jump out of the control room, and people push me back in... It's a real turn-off to hear things that are too polished. I feel like I've almost fought for the right to be that kind of musician - we used to be on a major label, and now we're on an indie. Johnny Flynn

Me People Long Control Too Back Musician Out Kind Indie Vocal Take Push Studio Taking Almost Feel Major Like Major Label Polished Always Real Hear Label Jump Fan Room Turn-Off Used Fought Now Right Things

The truth is there's always a hum of people playing folk music in cities. Johnny Flynn

Truth Music Truth Is People Cities Folk Folk Music Always Hum Playing

I actually do bits of my writing in sort of incidental spaces - when I'm traveling on the Tube or on a bus. More often than not, it's a reaction to how you feel about something, and if you're sitting down and concentrating on, 'I must write something,' then you can't have a truthful reaction. Johnny Flynn

You Writing Down Bits Must About Something More Write Feel Concentrating Reaction Sort How Truthful Than Tube Sitting Often Spaces Bus Then Incidental Traveling Actually

I'm a big Bob Dylan fan. I'm also a blues geek. Johnny Flynn

Big Geek Also Blues Fan Dylan Bob Bob Dylan

My guitar is a 1934 National Trojan. They call it a resonator, which is the guitar guys played in the honky-tonks before amplification. It's very loud. It's the type of guitar that Son House and Robert Johnson played. Johnny Flynn

Son Guitar National Before Type Guys Johnson Robert House Robert Johnson Call Loud Very Which Amplification Played

I have a classical music background. I studied violin and trumpet. Johnny Flynn

Music Background Classical Classical Music Studied Trumpet Violin

My dad was working class. Johnny Flynn

Class Working Working-Class Dad

Music always gets bumped until I have some time to get around to it. Johnny Flynn

Music Time Some Until Around Always Bumped Get Gets

I think Bob Odenkirk is phenomenal. Johnny Flynn

Think Bob Phenomenal

There's something amazing about 'Fawlty Towers' and 'The Office' only being two series. I think, when you really nail it, you don't need to do more than two or three. Johnny Flynn

You Amazing Three Think About Something More Only Nail Towers Than Office Being Really Series Two Need

We had no money, my dad was out of work a lot, and we never owned a house. It was very hand-to-mouth. Johnny Flynn

Work Money Out Never Had House Lot Very Owned Dad

I sometimes self-edit when it comes to auditions and go, 'They're not going to cast me, so I'm not going to do it.' Johnny Flynn

Me Sometimes Cast Auditions Go Going

My father was an actor. Both of my older brothers are actors. My younger sister is an actress. For me, that's my job; that's my craft. But then all through school and through drama school, I was gigging and running nights and playing in bands, and I just didn't want to let that go. Johnny Flynn

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The pop industry is so well-practised at channelling young people's creative energy that I think it gets abused. Johnny Flynn

Creative People Young Energy Think Abuse Industry Gets Pop Creative Energy

It's not in the mainstream media, but across towns, it is amazing how there are small groups of people getting together and forming artistic collectives - they may not be being overtly political, but I'd say by channelling their energy into community projects, that's a valid political statement. Johnny Flynn

Together People Political Amazing Energy Community Valid Statement Projects Say Small Mainstream Mainstream Media Towns How Political Statement Getting May Artistic Being Forming Across Groups Media

I'm not that politically educated. Johnny Flynn

Educated Politically

It's interesting to marry American musical traditions with the subtlety of English-style storytelling and folk singer-songwriters like Martin Carthy and Bert Jansch - they're two heritages that are distinct but also cross over on so many levels. Johnny Flynn

Musical Distinct Folk Marry Cross Martin Over Like Also Traditions American Subtlety Interesting Storytelling Many Many Levels Levels Two

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