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Someone once said that war is God's way of teaching geography, but today, apparently war or even the threat of war cannot adequately teach geography,John Fahey
So when people ask me how good I am, I usually cop to being brilliant, even better than that, but short of genius.
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When I play, I very quickly put myself into a light hypnotic trance and compose while playing, drawing directly from the emotions.
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Regarding fame, fortune and Oregon I do wish I had more money.
John Fahey
Well folks, that's about it for the show tonight.
John Fahey
In the music I was composing I was trying to express my emotions, my so called negative emotions, which were depression, anger and so forth.
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