Well folks, that's about it for the show tonight.

- John Fahey

The other thing in composition is opening up the unconscious.

- John Fahey

When I play, I very quickly put myself into a light hypnotic trance and compose while playing, drawing directly from the emotions.

- John Fahey

I was using them as teachers for technique but I was never trying to be a folk.

- John Fahey

How can I be a folk? I'm from the suburbs you know.

- John Fahey

From a social perspective, I am looking for friends, not acolytes.

- John Fahey

I just want to be treated like an average guy.

- John Fahey

I had a big background in listening to classical music and I started trying to compose, like I was playing the guitar but I heard an orchestra in my …

- John Fahey

I thought I'd be wasting my time to go to commercial record companies and make demos for them, because don't forget, I was doing what I was doing and…

- John Fahey