Be Wary Of Great Leaders.

It's A Very Important Thing To Learn To Talk To People You Disagree With.

My Father, Charles Seeger, Got Me Into The Communist Movement. He Backed Out Around '38. I Drifted Out In The 50's.

I Have To Resist The Temptation To Want To Learn Everything. You Know, You Can't. You Have To Restrict Yourself At Some Time, Or Else You Find Yourself Just Being Spread Too Thin. And Already I Think I Try Too Many Things.

I Was About 16 Years Old Years When My Father Took Me To A Square Dance Festival In North Carolina. For The First Time In My Life, I Found There Was Music In My Country That You Never Heard On The Radio, And You Didn't Hear On The Juke Boxes, And In Theaters. I Fell In Love With It, Especially The Long-necked Banjos.

The Good And Bad Are All Tangled Up Together. American Popular Music Is Loved Around The World Because Of Its African Rhythm. But That Wouldn't Have Happened If It Wasn't For Slavery.