The key to the future of the world is finding the optimistic stories and letting them be known.

My father, Charles Seeger, got me into the Communist movement. He backed out around '38. I drifted out in the 50's.

But if by some freak of history communism had caught up with this country, I would have been one of the first people thrown in jail.

The easiest way to avoid wrong notes is to never open your mouth and sing. What a mistake that would be.

When I got out of school, I spent two years just hitchhiking around. Every time I met some old farmer who could play banjo, I got him to teach me a lick or two. Little by little, I put it together.

If I had an axe on the evening at Newport when [Dylan] broke out the electric guitar, I'd have cut his cable.

I think these are very improper questions for any American to be asked, especially under such compulsion as this. I would be very glad to tell you my life if you want to hear of it.