Quotes About Byrds

Folk-rock hasn't changed much over the decades since the Byrds started it.

My main electric guitar belonged to Clarence White, the great guitarist for the Byrds.

Before I joined The Beach Boys, I was working at Columbia Records as a producer, and saw The Byrds come in and do their first overdub before Terry even met them.

I think what makes the Byrds stand up all these years is the basis in folk music. Folk music, being a timeless art form, is the foundation of the Byrds. We were all from a folk background. We considered ourselves folk singers even when we strapped on electric instruments and dabbled in different things.

I would do a Byrds tour or a Byrds record in a minute. I miss that band now. I've tried to convince Roger over and over to do it, but he's not interested. Music isn't something you can legislate into being.

I really dig The Byrds. I think they are the most underrated - in their original form - pop group.

The Byrds weren't rock n' roll guys. We were kinda like your Seekers... folkies who took it a step further.

We detested folk music because it was cerebral and sedate and we had no time for that. But the Byrds were OK because they electrified it and they had English hairstyles.

The Rascals are something else. They're up there with the Beatles, and Stones and Byrds. That level of musicality. They have a real chemistry. It is like magic.

I loved playing the stuff we did in the Byrds. It was a good band. I was lucky to be in it.