Freedy Johnston quotes

Freedy Johnston quotes

last updated: November 28, 2023

“I'm a snake oil salesman as much as anyone else, but I try to keep something for myself.”
-- Freedy Johnston

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“Most people like me are having a tough time. But it's fine. I don't really think about it as a career. I don't need to have a million bucks, but it keeps me in music and without a day job, so it's working out fine.”
-- Freedy Johnston

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“The most sophisticated pop musician that I knew of and liked was Paul McCartney.”
-- Freedy Johnston

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“At that time there was, but they didn't have the guitar I wanted. There are only about 2000 people there and the next town was Dodge City 40 or 50 miles away and I didn't have a car. So it was easier to order it through the mail - which you shouldn't do. But it turned out okay. It was one of those Ovations - there's not much danger in ordering one of those.”
-- Freedy Johnston

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“Well I'm not a storyteller, as far as telling stories which relate to experiences in my own life. That's not what I do. I write songs which have a narrative and attempt to make sense and tell a story - sure! But whenever I hear the word "storyteller" I think of a children's musician.”
-- Freedy Johnston

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