I remember someone once saying, "Pete, you know you really should take voice lessons. " And I said, … - Pete Seeger

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I'm not insane. This is very simple, very straightforward. Provided he doesn't kill me, its foolproof.

Pete Seeger

I remember someone once saying, "Pete, you know you really should take voice lessons. " And I said, "Well, if I could find any voice teacher that could teach me to sing like Lead Belly I'd spend every cent to study under him. " But every time you'd go to a voice teacher, he'd teach you to warble, as if you'd want to be an opera singer, and that's not what I'm interested in.

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