Quotes by Sixto Rodriguez

I loved the Woody Guthrie tradition of speaking about what's happening to the country.

I've been chasing music since I was 16.

I play guitar and I'm always trying to find out the latest kinds of riffs.

In the '60s and '70s, a protest song was a genre in music.

It took me 10 years to get a four-year degree, but I graduated.

There are no guarantees in the music field. There's a lot of rejection, a lot of criticism and a lot of disappointment. You have to be prepared for that. And after 1973, it just wasn't happening for me.

Solomon was a musician and David was a musician, so it's a profession that I take seriously.

I renovate homes and buildings and residences in Detroit.

Entertainment news doesn't interest me.

I don't mind going out to do my shows but I can still retreat back into my own private world, you know? And that is very key.