Top 3 Quotes & Sayings by Bert Jansch

Explore popular quotes and sayings by a Scottish musician Bert Jansch.
Last updated on November 17, 2024.
Bert Jansch

Herbert Jansch was a Scottish folk musician and founding member of the band Pentangle. He was born in Glasgow and came to prominence in London in the 1960s as an acoustic guitarist and singer-songwriter. He recorded more than 28 albums and toured extensively from the 1960s to the 21st century.

I'd always had an interest in guitar from about seven years old. But I first actually had lessons when I was about fifteen in Scotland, in Edinburgh. There was a folk club there and a girl called Jill Doyle taught me the guitar, who happened to be Davey Graham's sister. Davey Graham is one of my heroes and always has been. Fantastic guitar player. And he's had a strong influence on me all the way through.
Im not one for showing off. But I guess my guitar-playing sticks out. — © Bert Jansch
Im not one for showing off. But I guess my guitar-playing sticks out.
I think I come under the singer/songwriter badge. I've always written songs right from the very beginning. Because of my style of playing people tend of me more of a guitar player than a singer sometimes.
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