Work in nightclubs was interesting. There were interesting people and places, but by and large, the commercial music experience.
Pete SeegerI never intended to make a living from music. That's the funny thing. I wanted to be a journalist.
Pete SeegerHow can you save the world you have not seen if you can't save the community you have seen?
Pete SeegerAlan Lomax is the person who I think should be given major credit for what has been called the "Folk Song Revival." My father participated with him because my father was a musicologist and urged trained musicians to learn about "the vernacular."
Pete Seeger