Home / Authors / Arlo Guthrie

Arlo Guthrie

Arlo Guthrie Quotes

Singer-songwriter

Arlo Guthrie is an American folk singer-songwriter, born on July 10, 1947. He is the son of the legendary folk singer Woody Guthrie and has made his own mark in the music industry by carrying on his father's folk tradition.

Filter quotes by topic

All People Song Thinking Want World Ifs Advantage America Bob Caught

Famous Arlo Guthrie Quotes

“Over the next few years, in the early sixties, everyone in my world was singing Bob Dylan songs. It was as if we were in some worldwide musical stage show and Bob Dylan was writing the lyrics for the entire production. He was writing about freedom, wars, disasters, justice, betrayal, liberty, slavery, outlaws, freight trains, and women; all the usual stuff. And at some point he stopped being a folksinger and a songwriter and he became a warrior poet. For the first time in my life I saw a pen that put swords to shame.”

Poetry Poem Bob Dylan Sixties Protest Lyrics Protest Song

Book:Early Dylan

Source: Early Dylan

“What's in that pipe that he's smoking?”

Humorous Smoking Santa Pipe Santa Claus Pacifist Long Hair Funny Christmas Funny Christmas Card

Author:Arlo Guthrie

“It's about the time I was riding my Motorcycle, going down a mountain road at 150 miles an hour, playing my guitar.”

Hours Mountain Guitar Miles Riding Motorcycle

Author:Arlo Guthrie

“I froze in time! And I thought, "My God... I'm free!"”

Author:Arlo Guthrie

“Ostrich is a very lean meat. Bison is a very lean meat. Chicken is a very lean meat. Notice something about my favorite meats?”

My Favorite Meat Chickens Ostriches Bison

Author:Arlo Guthrie

“But think of the last guy. For one minute, think of the last guy. Nobodys got it worse than that guy. Nobody in the whole world.”

Thinking World Whole Lasts Guy Minutes Whole World That Guy One Minute

Author:Arlo Guthrie

“Greed and globalization aren't just America's fault.”

America Faults Greed Globalization

Author:Arlo Guthrie

“We live in an increasingly sophisticated world that makes it difficult to make simple comments on stuff. There are too many people on both sides of the border who are taking advantage of circumstances and the situation.”

People World Stuff Difficult Sides Simple Situation Circumstances Advantage Borders Comment Sophisticated Both Sides Taking Advantage

Author:Arlo Guthrie

“You get people talking about being worried about their art, and dances... their culture being wiped out or taken over, and yet these same people are taking advantage of their people to use them as cheap labour.”

People Art Use Culture Talking Taken Advantage Worried Labour People Talking Taking Advantage

Author:Arlo Guthrie

“Being famous is not the same as being important. A lot of important people aren't famous, and a lot of famous people aren't important.”

People Important Being Famous

Author:Arlo Guthrie

“I don't write as many songs as I used to. But, I find myself writing for social media more - times have changed. And I love photography, so a lot of my creative energy gets caught up that way.”

Way Writing Used Song Energy Social Creative Media Changed Photography Caught Social Media More Time Caught Up Creative Energy Times Have Changed Photography Love

Author:Arlo Guthrie

“You don't need spirituality to discover the troubles that come your way. But, it's good to know that troubles are not unique to you alone.”

Knows Way Needs Spirituality Trouble Unique

Author:Arlo Guthrie

“Everyone has troubles. Finding yourself in the same boat with everyone else is the first sign of spirituality.”

Firsts Spirituality Trouble Findings Boat Finding Yourself

Author:Arlo Guthrie

“Any big organization can be subverted by governments or multinational special interests. They have the resources to cast doubt and fear over any group they feel threatened by.”

Feels Bigs Government Interest Doubt Groups Special Resources Organization Casts Threatened Special Interests Multinationals Doubt And Fear

Author:Arlo Guthrie

“No Judgment = No Expectations: That's my motto.”

Judgment Expectations Motto My Motto

Author:Arlo Guthrie

“If readers understand that they do not understand what they are reading then they must possess an understanding which is superior to the meaning which caused that misunderstanding.”

Ifs Reading Understanding Reader Superiors Misunderstanding

Author:Arlo Guthrie

“Songs are like fish. You just gotta have your line in the water. And it's a bad idea to fish downstream from Bob Dylan.”

Ideas Song Water Lines Fishes Bob Dylan Bad Ideas

Author:Arlo Guthrie

“The death of what's dead is the birth of what's living.”

Author:Arlo Guthrie

“Santa Claus wears a Red Suit, he must be a communist. And a beard and long hair, must be a pacifist. What's in that pipe that he's smoking?”

Long Funny Hair Red Christmas Suits Smoking Communist Santa Beard Pipe Santa Claus Pacifist Long Hair Funny Christmas Funny Christmas Card

Author:Arlo Guthrie

“The New York State Freeway's closed, man. Far out!”

Men States New York Hippie Freeways New York State

Author:Arlo Guthrie

“You can't have a light without a dark to stick it in.”

Inspirational Light Dark Sticks Light And Dark Light Dark

Author:Arlo Guthrie

“Everyone has a responsibility to not only tolerate another person's point of view, but also to accept it eagerly as a challenge to your own understanding. And express those challenges in terms of serving other people.”

People Persons Understanding Term Challenges Views Responsibility Accepting Ignorance Point Of View Serving Tolerate Serving Others

Author:Arlo Guthrie

“Only the words of love kept alive are worthy of not being wasted.”

Love Alive Worthy Cute Cute Love

Author:Arlo Guthrie

“We would turn everything into songs in those days...A lot of people think "Alice's Restaurant" was an anti-war song. It's not.”

People Thinking War Song Turns Restaurants Songwriting Anti War

Author:Arlo Guthrie

“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.”

Thinking Lines Caught Streams Fishing Songwriting Bob Dylan

Author:Arlo Guthrie

“There's only one God. Call him whatever you want”

Author:Arlo Guthrie

“I don't want a pickle, just want to ride on my motorsickle”

Book:This is the Arlo Guthrie book

Source: This is the Arlo Guthrie book

“There are people all over the world who are willing to exploit others. You can't just point the finger at America”

People World America Willing Fingers Exploits

Author:Arlo Guthrie

“Building walls isn't going to work in the long run. Some people are happy with the wall in Israel, but somebody will get a weapon someday and knock it over or something. Walls aren't the answer between countries, though”

People Long Country Running Answers Building Wall Weapons Israel Someday Long Runs Going To Work Building Walls

Author:Arlo Guthrie

“I don't want a pickle, I just want ride on my motorcikle. I don't want to die, I just want a ride on my motorcy........cle.”

Want Dies Motorcycle Wanting To Die Pickles

Author:Arlo Guthrie

“I've been singing this song now for twenty five minutes. I could sing it for another twenty five minutes. I'm not proud... or tired.”

Song Energy Five Minutes Proud Singing Twenties Tired Five Minutes Twenty Five

Author:Arlo Guthrie

“Basically, I think you need two things to get by in this world: a sense of humor and the ability to laugh when your ego is destroyed.”

Thinking World Needs Two Ability Laughing This World Ego Destroyed Two Things Sense Of Humor Good Sense Of Humor

Author:Arlo Guthrie

“You teach kids how to succeed when they successfully foil the educational system.”

Kids Teach Succeed Educational Educational System Foils

Author:Arlo Guthrie

“If you want to end war and stuff, you gotta sing loud.”

Ifs Want War Ends Stuff Loud

Author:Arlo Guthrie

“Be 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.'”

Said Song One Thing Serious Folks Folk Songs

Author:Arlo Guthrie

“I'd rather have friends who care than friends who agree with me.”

Care Agree Who Cares

Author:Arlo Guthrie

“Coming into Los Angeles, bringing in a couple of keys. Don't touch my bags, if you please Mr. Customs man.”

Ifs Men Keys Couple Please Drug Alcohol Bags Los Angeles Customs Drugs And Alcohol

Author:Arlo Guthrie

“We had a great time on the bench talking about crime, mother-stabbin', father raping, all kinds of groovy things.”

Kind Mother Father Talking Crime All Kinds Taboo Benches Great Times Had A Great Time Social Taboos Groovy

Author:Arlo Guthrie

About the Author

Born: July 10, 1947
Known for: Singer-songwriter
Quotes: 38

Related Topics

People Song Thinking Want World Ifs Advantage America Bob Caught

Popular Topics

People Ifs Thinking Knows Men World Way Want Love Life Inspirational Needs Giving Feels Should Writing Trying Years Mind Firsts

Books & Sources

Early DylanRelated source material

This is the Arlo Guthrie bookRelated source material

Similar Authors

Richard F. ThomasBrowse related quotes
Jay MichaelsonBrowse related quotes
Bob DylanBrowse related quotes
Jakob DylanBrowse related quotes
Tom ArmstrongBrowse related quotes
David BennunBrowse related quotes
Iron & WineBrowse related quotes
John PrineBrowse related quotes
Pete SeegerBrowse related quotes
Taylor SwiftBrowse related quotes