If you do anything for 40 years, you can do it comfortably. And it will always be good. But unless you're willing to risk it being bad, it can never be great. Arlo Guthrie badcomfortablygood Change image and share on social
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 enjoyfriendmusic Change image and share on social
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 countrydadfeel share on social
I don't do anything on stage that allows me to become a trained seal, where you're just doing the same thing over and over. Arlo Guthrie sealstagething Change image and share on social
You get people talking about being worried about their art, and dances... their culture being wiped out or taken over, and yet these same people are taking advantage of their people to use them as cheap labour. Arlo Guthrie advantageartcheap share on social
There's only one God. Call him whatever you want. Arlo Guthrie callgod Change image and share on social
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 anymorecompanydecide Change image and share on social
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 beatlesbigbrother share on social
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 acceptchallengeeagerly share on social
I think of my parents as a single unit, and it's interesting because they shared so much, and they were totally opposite. My mother, a Martha Graham dancer, had a classical background; my father had a back-porch background. Arlo Guthrie backbackgroundclassical share on social
