"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 nobody understood what I was doing"

In this quote, John Fahey is revealing his frustration with the music industry and the absence of understanding for his special design of music. He believed that going to business record companies and making demonstrations for them would be a waste of time due to the fact that they would not appreciate or understand his music. Fahey was positive in his own capabilities and did not wish to conform to the expectations of the industry. He was figured out to stay real to his own creative vision, even if it meant not getting recognition or success from mainstream sources. This quote highlights Fahey's independent and defiant spirit as an artist.