Ian and Sylvia, who, when you got right down to it, were essentially country and western singers. I just recorded his Four Strong Winds. It's a wonderful song. Dave Van Ronk countryessentiallyian Change image and share on social
My uncle and my grandfather both worked in the Brooklyn Navy Yard. Dave Van Ronk brooklyngrandfathernavy Change image and share on social
If you look at music, you see theme, variation, you see symmetry, asymmetry, you see structure, and these are related to skills in the real world. Dave Van Ronk asymmetrymusicreal Change image and share on social
There is an apprenticeship system in jazz. You teach the young ones. So even if the musicians weren't personally that likable, they felt an obligation to help the younger musicians. Dave Van Ronk apprenticeshipfeltjazz Change image and share on social
If you asked anybody in my family, they would have very stridently proclaimed themselves middle class. My mother and father were separated, so he doesn't count. Dave Van Ronk askclasscount Change image and share on social
I don't think I went a year or so without a record between 1959 and 1979, sometimes two. Dave Van Ronk recordyear Change image and share on social
I'm an exhibitionist, I was an exhibitionist as a kid. Dave Van Ronk exhibitionistkid Change image and share on social
Honesty is the cruelest game of all, because not only can you hurt someone - and hurt them to the bone - you can feel self-righteous about it at the same time. Dave Van Ronk bonecruelfeel Change image and share on social
You can't be afraid of failure and you can't be afraid of success, because either one gets in the way of your work. Dave Van Ronk afraidfailuresuccess Change image and share on social
They basically said that if I didn't show up for school they'd mark me present, they wouldn't send the truant officer after me. At 16 I enrolled in something called continuing education. Once a month I'd go out to Jamaica, but I didn't take it seriously. Dave Van Ronk basicallycallcontinue share on social
