“If you can't get yourself understood, you may have trouble, so you need some interpretation every now and again wherever you might be.” IfsNeedsMayMightTroubleUnderstoodInterpretation Author:Ry Cooder
“Musicians communicate in other ways. That's just something you rely on.” WayMusicianCommunicateRely Author:Ry Cooder
“Everything you do is challenging, hopefully, because if it's not, it's boring.” IfsChallengesBoringHopefully Author:Ry Cooder
“I always think you should push your envelope every chance you get.” ThinkingShouldChanceEnvelopes Author:Ry Cooder
“You should try to do something if you think you can see your way clear.” IfsThinkingWayShouldTryingClear Author:Ry Cooder
“If you think you fit into a situation, it's worth trying.” IfsThinkingTryingSituationFit Author:Ry Cooder
“Once you feel that you've learned some skills and you know how to make records, the next thing is, "Do we ever get to make one that people will really like?" Because then we'll have something to do.” PeopleKnowsFeelsNextKnow HowRecordsSkills Author:Ry Cooder
“You can make records from now 'til doomsday, and there are something like 50,000 records released every year, but the public gets to hear very few of these. They just won't know. They might be great records, but how in the world is the public supposed to find out about them?” KnowsWorldYearsMightRecordsDoomsday Author:Ry Cooder
“Something has to happen between you and the public, some interface that lets the public in on what you're doing.” HappensInterfaces Author:Ry Cooder
“Beautiful tunes are all very good and fine, and great musicians are always great, but that alone isn't enough.” EnoughBeautifulFineMusicianVery GoodTunesGreat MusicGreat Musician Author:Ry Cooder