As a songwriter, I try not to be sloppy; same with the music. You can be very lean, very efficient, so you're not wasting a lot of time getting' to the point. You're saying it with as pure a word or phrase as you can. That's the part that was craft. You refine and refine and refine. Maybe that's why the songs still hang on, because they're very pure. For one thing, they're very short. "Bad Moon Rising" is like 2 minutes and 12 seconds. I would try to do everything as quickly and with as little extra as possible. It was a challenge.
Even though I have often recorded alone, I still feel the best music is made by musicians playing off each other. - John Fogerty
Even though I have often recorded alone, I still feel the best music is made by musicians playing off each other.
- John Fogerty
Long as I remember, rain been comin' down; Clouds of mystery fallin', confusion on the ground; Good men through the ages, trying to find the sun; And… - John Fogerty
Long as I remember, rain been comin' down; Clouds of mystery fallin', confusion on the ground; Good men through the ages, trying to find the sun; And…
I ain't got no time for a Caribbean cruise, just give me a song and a beer. - John Fogerty
I ain't got no time for a Caribbean cruise, just give me a song and a beer.
I'm just made differently. Man, I just love being an American, I love my country. But it happened to me during the Nixon time, especially pre-Waterga… - John Fogerty
I'm just made differently. Man, I just love being an American, I love my country. But it happened to me during the Nixon time, especially pre-Waterga…
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.' - John Fogerty
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.'
Sometimes I think life is just a rodeo, the trick is to ride and make it to the bell. - John Fogerty
Sometimes I think life is just a rodeo, the trick is to ride and make it to the bell.
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 oth… - John Fogerty
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 oth…
Usually I just let my songs do the talking. As a matter of fact I have long had an aversion to celebrities endorsing politics, and in some cases even… - John Fogerty
Usually I just let my songs do the talking. As a matter of fact I have long had an aversion to celebrities endorsing politics, and in some cases even…
Playing guitar is a never-finished journey. - John Fogerty
Playing guitar is a never-finished journey.
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