Quotes by Jorma Kaukonen

“My dad is from Ironwood and the last time I was in Marquette was in 1995 when my dad was still alive. Dad would have loved this. Even though my family is long gone from this area it still feels like home.”

“My dad was president of the Finlandia Foundation for a number of years and there was a period of time when he tried to get me in. Im glad I finally got in.”

“Vanessa! Is Torrington acoustic?”

“We do a wealth of stuff (live), drawing from over the years,”

“If I could bottle that and teach it, it would be great, ... Were always springing something new on each other. We also always leave space for each other.”

“I was basically a blues-folky kind of guy, Jack came from various R&B things in D.C., everybody was coming from a different place. And Grace didnt sound like anybody else.”

“Thats where the rubber meets the road. You get sharper when you have to play for someone else, not just for yourself.”

“Our fans have been with us a long time; they just dont stay up as late.”

“I have been teaching guitar all of my playing life. I really needed to do this. Where the ranch is now there were only prickly bushes and poison ivy. It has exceeded our wildest expectations for me and my blues-picking buddies.”

“But Im a rock n roller. I will always sound like me.”