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Ry Cooder
Ry Cooder
American Musician
Born: Mar 15, 1947
Always Good Me Music People You
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To me, the Internet is a big scam. Ry Cooder
Me Internet Big Scam
With country, it's hard to penetrate the thick layers of commercialism that have been applied like shellac coatings over the real thing. Ry Cooder
Country Penetrate Layers Over Like Real Been Commercialism Real Thing Hard Thick Thing Applied
After all is said and done and institutions fail, people still have some ability to care for each other. Ry Cooder
People Care Other Ability Some Fail Institutions Said Still Done After Each
Politics runs on power and money and on ignorance. Ry Cooder
Politics Ignorance Money Power Runs
People who aren't as interested in recorded music as they used to be will say, 'Oh, 'Buena Vista?' Loved it.' And I'll say, 'Well, how about any of my other recent records. I've been doing some pretty good ones. You like those?' And they go, 'Huh?' Ry Cooder
Music Good You People Will Other Say Those Vista Good Ones Some Pretty Pretty Good About Recorded Records Like Well How Doing Go Been Huh Any Oh Loved Interested Used Who Recent
The Woody Guthrie 'Dust Bowl' tunes were really fascinating. Ry Cooder
Dust Guthrie Bowl Were Woody Tunes Woody Guthrie Really Fascinating
I can't help what people write or think. If somebody thinks I'm a serious archivist, they're wrong. That's been a problem. It's a shame people take that attitude, because it affects how they listen to the music. It's a big mistake to treat any pop music that way. Ry Cooder
Attitude Music Mistake People Problem Treat Somebody Big Think Way Archivist Shame Write Take Wrong Because How Been Affects Big Mistake Any Listen Pop Pop Music Help Serious Thinks
I think all the music I do, which ties together, as far as I'm concerned, is fun and entertaining. Ry Cooder
Music Together Think Entertaining Concerned Ties As Far As Which Far Fun
People respond to any good you can do in music. Ry Cooder
Music Good You People Respond Any
I went on tour with Ricky Skaggs and his wife, Sharon White, and the White Family in 2015. It was fantastic. They're all the greatest singers of that country stuff, traditional country up into bluegrass. Ry Cooder
Family Wife Country White Tour Sharon Stuff Singers Greatest Traditional His Up Bluegrass Fantastic Ricky
I didn't want tunes that preach heaven: you know, life on Earth is bad and heaven is the only hope we have. I don't quite care for that. I mean, when people sing that stuff, it's good when they do it, but I didn't want to do it. Ry Cooder
Life Hope Good You People Care Preach Earth Bad Only Stuff Know Sing Quite Heaven Want Tunes Mean
Some people have career plans, long-range career plans. I don't know anything about that. I'm no good at it. Ry Cooder
Good People Some People Some About Know Anything Plans Career
I always like spoken word records. Ry Cooder
Word Records Spoken Spoken Word Like Always
I don't understand the public, but I do believe the public is oversold and underrated every day. Give the people something interesting, something to chew on, I say. Ry Cooder
Day Every Day People Believe Every Say Give Something Underrated Understand Chew Interesting Public
I keep my mind on track, and I don't get mad, and I don't get frustrated. Well, I do... but creative work, it's a way of controlling all that. Ry Cooder
Work Creative Mind Controlling Way Mad Well Track Get Frustrated Creative Work Keep
The '50s was the golden age of music all over the world for some crazy, 'X-File'-like reason I can't quite understand. Ry Cooder
Music Crazy Age World Some Over Understand Quite Golden Golden Age Reason
If you're taught to hate and fear a people or a country, and it works, it's because of your ignorance of that country. You have no contact with it, nor do you know what you're hating and fearing. Ry Cooder
You Ignorance Hate People Fear Country Hating Fearing Contact Do You Know Know Because Nor Taught Your Works
Beautiful tunes are all very good and fine, and great musicians are always great, but that alone isn't enough. Most folks, when they see movies or hear records, need something that they find pulls them in, draws them in, and appeals to them beyond just the notes. Ry Cooder
Beautiful Alone Good Great Musicians Enough Draws Find Fine Folks See Something Records Beyond Most Always Hear Very Just Tunes Movies Them Notes Appeals Need
I always think you should push your envelope every chance you get. Ry Cooder
You Every Think Push Envelope Always Get Should Your Every Chance Chance
Musicians understand each other through means other that speaking. Ry Cooder
Musicians Other Through Understand Means Speaking Each
Promoters don't book you 'cause they like you; they do it 'cause there's good business to be done. Ry Cooder
Good You Business Book Cause Promoters Like Done
People who get together, regardless of other structures, will find something in common. They are bound to. That was the Pete Seeger let's-all-sing theory. Ry Cooder
Together People Will Other Find Something Structures Bound Get Get Together Common Regardless Theory Who Pete Seeger
I like classical music. I especially like the French composers: Ravel in particular. Debussy. That's so soothing in a nervous world. Ry Cooder
Music World Nervous Composers Classical Classical Music Ravel Soothing Particular Like French Debussy
Country hillbilly music I love. Always have. Ry Cooder
Love Music Country Hillbilly Always Love Always
Nat King Cole - I listen to him a lot. Ry Cooder
King Him Nat King Cole Lot Listen
When I made the first album, I was 24, and at that age, you have nothing to say. I just played the music I loved and tried to do it justice. Ry Cooder
Music You Justice Age Made First Nothing Say Tried Just Loved Played Album
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