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Ry Cooder Quotes

American - Musician | March 15, 1947 -

I'm not interested in making folkloric records, but I like to push the traditional format around so that familiar patterns get knocked on the head.

Push Head Patterns Get Knocked Like

It's tremendously expensive to make a record on the basis of writing checks.

Writing Expensive Make Checks Record

I like the idea that something happens to everybody who comes to L.A. - whether they are Mexican, Irish, black, or hillbillies. You come here, and you leave all your traditions behind. And since there's no traditions here, you just make one up.

Black You Irish Mexican Leave Up

I think I'm more relaxed; I think I'm more philosophical. I don't get worried as much as I used to about things.

Think More Things Used Relaxed Get

Film work is a job I like to do because I really love to solve problems.

Work Love Job Problems Film Because

I've done a fair amount of commercials. I did a bunch of Champion spark plug ads and Levi's and Molson Beer. You wouldn't know it. But some of it's damn good.

Good Beer Champion Spark You Know

I'm a man of peace.

You can play as good as you want, but you have to sing from a place of living.

Good You Place Play Want Living

With country, it's hard to penetrate the thick layers of commercialism that have been applied like shellac coatings over the real thing.

Country Hard Real Over Layers Been

A microphone has a certain range. It's not as good as your ears, but it will capture an enclosed space, the harmonic content in a room. Nice old tube mikes do that pretty well. And that's a good sound.

Good Space Nice Will Capture Sound

After all is said and done and institutions fail, people still have some ability to care for each other.

People Care Said Done Ability Fail

Music creates complicity, and then you feel less isolated.

Music Feel You Then Less Complicity

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