Top 4 Quotes & Sayings by John Martyn

Explore popular quotes and sayings by a British singer John Martyn.

Last updated on December 25, 2024.

Iain David McGeachy, known professionally as John Martyn, was a British singer-songwriter and guitarist. Over a 40-year career, he released 23 studio albums, and received frequent critical acclaim. The Times described him as "an electrifying guitarist and singer whose music blurred the boundaries between folk, jazz, rock and blues".

British - Singer | September 11, 1948 - January 29, 2009

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You can't live in the past, musically if you do, you are dead.

John Martyn

I never really expected any of the music business to happen, but I'm glad it did. It was a very cool thing to happen. It was a hobby for me. I used to do it to meet girls. If you had long hair and could play a guitar then you got girls. That's how I started. Then I fell in love with the music and got carried away.

John Martyn

I really don't like being referred to as a folk artist.

John Martyn

May you never lay your head down, without a hand to hold. May you never make your bed out in the cold.

John Martyn