Songwriting is like fishing in a stream; you put in your line and hope to catch something. And I don't think anyone downstream from Bob Dylan ever caught anything.
Arlo GuthrieComing into Los Angeles, bringing in a couple of keys. Don't touch my bags, if you please Mr. Customs man.
Arlo GuthrieBe serious. Folk songs are serious. That's what Pete Seeger told me. 'Arlo, I only wanna tell you one thing. Folk songs are serious.' And I said, 'Right.'
Arlo Guthrie