I open all my concerts with 'My Backpages,' written by Bob Dylan, and close them all with 'May the Road Rise to Meet You,' written by Roger McGuinn and Camilla McGuinn. Roger McGuinn backpagesbobcamilla Change image and share on social
Once I've written a song, I sometimes refine them. Roger McGuinn haverefinesong Change image and share on social
People have told me that other artists have been influenced by my music, and it's flattering. It's a wonderful thing. Roger McGuinn artistflatterinfluence Change image and share on social
I think the Internet is an awful lot like FM radio was when it broke out in the late '60s. It's kind of a wild and wily kind of format. They could play 20 songs in a row that had the word 'blue' in them, or whatever they wanted to do. Roger McGuinn 60sawfulblue share on social
I play a couple basic folks songs and break them down. I did that on a six string. I can't recall all the songs on it. There's some finger picking on it. Roger McGuinn basicbreakcouple Change image and share on social
No one realized that I needed eyeglasses until I was 12 years old. My parents were writers, so I was around the sounds of words and developed a vocabulary with my sense of hearing. I play guitar by ear. Roger McGuinn developeareyeglass share on social
When The Byrds started country-rock, we had no idea there would be such a thing. We were just trying to honor the music. We started listening to country radio. We went to Nudie's and got cowboy clothes. Roger McGuinn byrdclothecountry share on social
I'd like to be remembered as a keeper of the flame who kept traditional music alive, because I've been doing that twice as long as I was in the Byrds. Roger McGuinn alivebyrdflame Change image and share on social
The wonderful thing about having your songs on the radio is that people are going to go out to your concerts and buy your merchandise and that sort of thing, and it feels good to get that level of name recognition. Roger McGuinn buyconcertfelt share on social
