John Fogerty
John Fogerty
John Cameron Fogertyis an American musician, singer and songwriter, early in his career best known as the lead singer and lead guitarist, as well as the principal songwriter, for the band Creedence Clearwater Revivaland later as a successful solo recording artist. Fogerty was listed on Rolling Stone magazine's list of 100 Greatest Guitaristsand the list of 100 Greatest Singers...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMusician
Date of Birth28 May 1945
CountryUnited States of America
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The Telecaster doesn't really sound that good for the kind of rock and roll that a lot of people played.
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I practice really hard, every day. I started that about 13 or 14 years ago; it's a discipline now. But the writing is a whole other thing. It'll come from handling a guitar, mostly; thinking up little guitar riffs. I was born and raised a rock 'n' roll guy, and that's the rock 'n' roll ethic, at least through my experience.
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It just seemed like all the records I have made since Creedence Clearwater Revival have all been sort of pushed off center. I felt like I was dancing around the outskirts of what is my true center. With this album, I really wanted to stay on the mark, right in the middle, right where rock 'n' roll is. I wanted this one to be easier, a lot more fun than some of the past records have been.
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There's no way to overstate how cool this is,
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I don't know that all the demons have been beaten, but I'm very, very proud of those songs.
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I work hard at that, but the fact that there are a lot of good songs means there are also a lot of really bad songs I've written that you never hear.
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On Eye of the Zombie, I just got some studio musicians who were competent, but some of them weren't right for what I was trying to do.
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We heard rumors over the years that Fantasy was on the market, but nothing materialized,
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The only sliding I did was on the kind of instrument that you put on your lap; no Spanish electrics.
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About a year ago we heard the same rumor again, so Julie and I met with Norman and Hal, and other people at Concord, just to get acquainted. At our first meeting, they expressed great respect and appreciation. When they finally acquired Fantasy, we figured the time was right to see if we could work together.
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The ones I have got great necks; of course, all of the Fenders from that era are incredible.
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I wrote that song for my wife, and it's what some guy who's sitting under a tree would be singing to the woman of his life, telling her how wonderful she is. To me, that's more lasting than something that sounds like it belongs on a movie soundtrack.
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I went pretty much for one tone, and I knew at that time that I wanted to play a Rickenbacker.
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I always assumed I would meet him. I never got to touch base from my heart to his heart, and I'm sure that millions of us felt the same way.