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"A sound knowledge of geography is essential for understanding global events and their impact on the rest of the world. National Geographic has always recognized the need for geographic literacy and will vigorously continue its efforts to educate our young people and empower them to be informed citizens and responsible stewards of our planet." — John Fahey
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"Most musicians I know cannot open up." — John Fahey
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"Everybody else was just trying to copy folk musicians, I wasn't trying to do that." — John Fahey
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"See my father knew a lot about music, he played the piano and he would do theory and stuff like that, but I didn't learn anything from him, but I played that for him and he liked it a lot." — John Fahey
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"Being worshipped is a horrible experience." — John Fahey
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American Musician    Experience   

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"We'll buy over 800,000 gallons of diesel fuel so every rise in cost is a major issue for us." — John Fahey
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"We're trying to find ways for our kids to give back to the community, give back to the school, ... We're also really working on giving them the work they can take with them way beyond high school." — John Fahey
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"From a social perspective, I am looking for friends, not acolytes." — John Fahey
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"I also know that I am not a great technician." — John Fahey
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"I just want to be treated like an average guy." — John Fahey
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"As for the source of the music, I believe it comes from the unconscious; that there is no such thing as talent." — John Fahey
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"Someone once said that war is God's way of teaching geography, but today, apparently war or even the threat of war cannot adequately teach geography," — John Fahey
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"Geographic illiteracy impacts our economic well-being, our relationships with other nations and the environment, and isolates us from the world." — John Fahey
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"So what I do is this - when I go to the venue, I become the entertainer John Fahey." — John Fahey
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"While I recognize in the back of my mind that I am an occasionally brilliant guitar composer and arranger, innovator and player." — John Fahey
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"As for fame, it can go to your head and you can become full of yourself." — John Fahey
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American Musician    Fame   

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"So I was really composing for full orchestra and of course I didn't know enough chords or harmonies yet but I came up with some interesting stuff." — John Fahey
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"I'm not sure how important it is that young adults can find Afghanistan on a map. But ... that is symptomatic of the bigger issue, and that's (U.S. young adults) not having a sense that things around the world really matter that much." — John Fahey
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"I do not even laugh at this like others do because the relationship between entertainers and groupies is pathological." — John Fahey
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"In fact, I would go so far as to say that I am playing emotions and expressing them in a coherent public language called music." — John Fahey
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"When I play, I very quickly put myself into a light hypnotic trance and compose while playing, drawing directly from the emotions." — John Fahey
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