Author: Ry Cooder

Quotes

If every song is in the past tense, that's a drag, so you have to predict the future.

If every song is in the past tense, that's a drag, so you have to predict the future.

- Ry Cooder

I always thought East L.A. music was so dreamy and languid and kinda greasy.

I always thought East L.A. music was so dreamy and languid and kinda greasy.

- Ry Cooder

I've listened to blues my whole life. I know it, I play it, I understand it.

I've listened to blues my whole life. I know it, I play it, I understand it.

- Ry Cooder

Music is all starting to sound alike in the modern era. Afro-pop sounds exactly like L.A. pop - there's no difference, no ambience, no real resonance.

Music is all starting to sound alike in the modern era. Afro-pop sounds exactly like L.A. pop - there's no difference, no ambience, no real resonance.

- Ry Cooder

What kills music in films is when it's done as performance, drawing attention to the fact that someone's in the background playing it.

What kills music in films is when it's done as performance, drawing attention to the fact that someone's in the background playing it.

- Ry Cooder

Music is fragile: people die, and it's forgotten.

Music is fragile: people die, and it's forgotten.

- Ry Cooder

You go through these phases. That's how life is. Over the long term, you just can't do one thing. I saw that back in the Sixties when I was getting started.

You go through these phases. That's how life is. Over the long term, you just can't do one thing. I saw that back in the Sixties when I was getting started.

- Ry Cooder

I toured around for years, but the road was always a drag for me. I never made a dime. In fact, I lost a lot of money - it was horrible.

I toured around for years, but the road was always a drag for me. I never made a dime. In fact, I lost a lot of money - it was horrible.

- Ry Cooder

Film work is a job I like to do because I really love to solve problems.

Film work is a job I like to do because I really love to solve problems.

- Ry Cooder

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