The one guitarist David Crosby could never play like: “Much better than me”
Miles above his level.
Roger McGuinn
The 1990 album Tom Petty initially couldn’t stand working on: “Anything but this”
Writing for the wrong reasons.
The 1991 album Roger McGuinn chose over Traveling Wilburys: “That was that”
Too focused on his own work.
The moment George Harrison found the work of Ravi Shankar
“He said he had never heard Indian music before.”
“So upset about it”: The moment The Byrds were no longer American enough for Gram Parsons
“I guess I was kind of tired by then”.
The song Bob Dylan could never have written himself: “Give this to McGuinn”
Songs he wasn’t cut out for.
The Roger McGuinn hit that pre-dated The Byrds: “It was an exciting time”
Who knew McGuinn could surf?
The singer Roger McGuinn called the best he ever worked with: “Very talented”
An exceptional talent in every way.