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 agercommonconservative Change image and share on social
My only description for me is that there's no throwaway people. That's the creed that I live by. It doesn't matter if I'm singing or not. That's the kind of person that my father and mother wanted me to be. The end obligation is to make people feel good about who they are. Arlo Guthrie creeddescriptionend share on social
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 abilitybasicallydestroy Change image and 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
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
We live in an increasingly sophisticated world that makes it difficult to make simple comments on stuff. There are too many people on both sides of the border who are taking advantage of circumstances and the situation. Arlo Guthrie advantagebordercircumstance share on social
People were talking about songs of the common man in order to make the common man. With Woody Guthrie and Lead Belly, they were so common it was just uncommon. Arlo Guthrie bellycommonguthrie Change image and share on social
Thank God that the people that run this world are not smart enough to keep running it forever. You know, everybody gets a handle on it for a little while. Arlo Guthrie forevergodhandle Change image and share on social
There's only one God. Call him whatever you want. Arlo Guthrie callgod 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
