Quotes from John Fogerty

I'm much more energetic now; you might say live performance is my mission.

You got to hidey-hide, you got to jump and run again. You got to hide-hidey-hide, the old man is down the road.

My papa said son don't let the man getcha and do what he done to me.

Vanz can't dance, but he'll steal your money.

Sometimes I think life is just a rodeo, the trick is to ride and make it to the bell.

Now that I'm older, I like almost anything that's done well, even surf music and instrumentals; I really enjoyed the interviews with the Ventures in your magazine.

Playing guitar is a never-finished journey.

Even though I have often recorded alone, I still feel the best music is made by musicians playing off each other.

Mr. Greed, why do you have to own everything that you see?

I've long ago learned that if an idea will stand on its own, it'll stand having the light shone on it. But if you shine light on it and it kind of withers, then it probably wasn't a very good idea.

That song has the full extent of my mandolin abilities; I'm not a good mandolin player at all.

I've studied a lot of great people over the years - Pete Seeger, James Brown - and tried to incorporate elements that I've admired, though I can't say I dance like James.

When I'm standing at the Pearly Gates, I want to say to God, 'Don't look at the records. Look at my family. I'm much prouder about that part.'

I thought what I was good at doing was playing real simple guitar licks, since I'd cut my teeth on what Duane Eddy was doing; licks that were simple but had staying power.

No, but I've always felt that with true talent, and a commitment to hard work, it is possible to achieve an enduring respect and appreciation. In other words, I don't take my fans for granted.

I stuck with that size because I could bend the strings so well, and somewhere along the line I must have gotten it into my mind that I had small hands, so I was thinking I'd never be able to play a full-scale guitar, but I also felt like I was cheating or cutting corners.

I ain't got no time for a Caribbean cruise, just give me a song and a beer.

Some folks are born made to wave the flag;Ooh, they're red, white, and blue.And when the band plays "Hail to the Chief,"They point the cannon at you.It ain't me, it ain't me—I ain't no senator's son.It ain't me, it ain't me—I ain't no fortunate one.

And I now think that Stratocasters and Telecasters are way cool.

Still the rain kept pouring, falling on my ears,And I wonder, still I wonder, who'll stop the rain.

No, but I've always felt that with true talent, and a commitment to hard work, it is possible to achieve an enduring respect and appreciation. In other words, I don't take my fans for granted.

Hope you got your things together,Hope you are quite prepared to die.Looks like we're in for nasty weather.One eye is taken for an eye.Don't go around tonight,Well it's bound to take your life.There's a bad moon on the rise.

But I think beautiful is simple and elegant, like a ballad with simple harmony.

Even though James Burton was my idol, I didn't think I could carry his shoes back then.