Facts about John Sebastian

Occup.Musician
FromUSA
BornMarch 17, 1944
Age80 years

Summary

John Sebastian is a famous Musician from USA, he/she is 80 years old and still alive, born March 17, 1944.

Zodiac:
He/she is born under the zodiac pisces, who is known for Fluctuation, Depth, Imagination, Reactive, Indecisive. Our collection contains 17 quotes who is written / told by John.

Related authors: Cass Elliot (Musician)

17 Famous quotes by John Sebastian

Small: I was wildly out of style when that television theme song suddenly pushed its way onto the Top Ten.
"I was wildly out of style when that television theme song suddenly pushed its way onto the Top Ten. It was certainly not the record company trying to make that happen"
Small: Sometimes you really dig a girl, the moment you kiss her, And then you get distracted by her older sist
"Sometimes you really dig a girl, the moment you kiss her, And then you get distracted by her older sister"
Small: It might be thematic work. It might be theatrical. I enjoy that kind of work
"It might be thematic work. It might be theatrical. I enjoy that kind of work"
Small: Geez, I wish I could tell you I had a whole bunch of 80s hair bands, you know something you really woul
"Geez, I wish I could tell you I had a whole bunch of '80s hair bands, you know something you really wouldn't expect, but I don't know that the music police would be that surprised, because most of the stuff that I am influenced by is in evidence in the music"
Small: Well, I did a harmonica instruction tape for Homespun tapes
"Well, I did a harmonica instruction tape for Homespun tapes"
Small: I think that my past stands me in good stead in that it does have a certain strength for musicians
"I think that my past stands me in good stead in that it does have a certain strength for musicians"
Small: First of all, I think that is true, if you are a musician, particularly on the come, that you do have t
"First of all, I think that is true, if you are a musician, particularly on the come, that you do have to end up in one of these musical centers, some way, to be viable, saleable and so on"
Small: But, what did happen is I went to Woodstock as a member of the audience. I did not show up there with a
"But, what did happen is I went to Woodstock as a member of the audience. I did not show up there with a road manager and a couple of guitars. I showed up with a change of clothes and a toothbrush"
Small: To the extent that 60s guys own things, yes... but I dont have the publishing, just like most 60s guys,
"To the extent that '60s guys own things, yes... but I don't have the publishing, just like most '60s guys, and that was an error, you know... part ownership in publishing was the kind of era that started a little bit later, when real businessmen started to manage artists"
Small: Now, I was the Summer Concert guy. I played every Summer concert there was
"Now, I was the Summer Concert guy. I played every Summer concert there was"
Small: My father was a classical musician and my mother was a writer
"My father was a classical musician and my mother was a writer"
Small: In other words, musicians know that going back to the Spoonful, what we were doing was not copying
"In other words, musicians know that going back to the Spoonful, what we were doing was not copying"
Small: Im seeing and hearing lots of B to B instruments, and everybody isnt, you know, using them... a lot of
"I'm seeing and hearing lots of B to B instruments, and everybody isn't, you know, using them... a lot of these guys are trying to do it on conventional guitars, although that has its own sound, and maybe its okay"
Small: When I left the band I said Look, I am ready to move on. I was interested in playing with some of the o
"When I left the band I said Look, I am ready to move on. I was interested in playing with some of the other people that I had bee a studio musician with"
Small: You have to remember now, I was not being terribly successful at going solo
"You have to remember now, I was not being terribly successful at going solo"
Small: The Jug Band was exactly what I wanted to do, and it wasnt my idea
"The Jug Band was exactly what I wanted to do, and it wasn't my idea"
Small: My father was invited to play on a television show when I was 17 or 18 that was an early equivalent of
"My father was invited to play on a television show when I was 17 or 18 that was an early equivalent of educational television, a Sunday afternoon kind of variety art show"