My dad was vehemently opposed to electric guitars. He did not look on that kind of music as legitimate in any way.

- Dan Fogelberg

My upbringing made me think that real legitimate music is written, not heard.

- Dan Fogelberg

My life is as an artist, not an entertainer. I don't consider myself an entertainer, but I can do that thing when I want to.

- Dan Fogelberg

My grandfather gave me my first guitar, an old acoustic with palm trees and dancing girls painted on it.

- Dan Fogelberg

It was so much fun playing simple American bluegrass. I got to meet Doc Watson.

- Dan Fogelberg

I wish I was a little more gregarious and outgoing.

- Dan Fogelberg

I never going to satisfy everybody, so I decided to satisfy myself.

- Dan Fogelberg

I love to rock 'n roll. But my finest suit, of all the things I do, is as a songwriter.

- Dan Fogelberg

I love home. I'll stay up there for days on end, I won't even go down the driveway to look for the mail.

- Dan Fogelberg

I had never done TV. I think it's a foolish medium for, most rock 'n roll music. Nobody ever comes off well on TV.

- Dan Fogelberg

I had gone full-on folkie; I'd had it with bands.

- Dan Fogelberg

I always try to give my songs as gifts.

- Dan Fogelberg

You're successful if you can get one person to pick it up and put it on the turntable and go, Wow, thanks for writing that!

- Dan Fogelberg

I was blessed with a gift. It's a gift and a curse. It never ends.

- Dan Fogelberg

It was quite a shot in the head to do the album and then have it shot down by nonmusical idiots.

- Dan Fogelberg

I wanted to pay tribute to my musical influences: Buffalo Springfield, Lightfoot, the Beatles, the Hollies.

- Dan Fogelberg

I choose to express myself.

- Dan Fogelberg

Coming out of college with a degree in fine arts and painting isn't worth much any more.

- Dan Fogelberg

Strats are my favorite electric guitars, and I've got quite a collection.

- Dan Fogelberg

It seems like bluegrass people have more great stories to tell than other musicians.

- Dan Fogelberg