John Prine Quotes


When I turned 40, I invited Johnny Cash to my party, even though I knew there was gonna be 200 people roasting a pig and wild as can be. He didn't come, but the next day, I got a bowl of chili he'd made and a note that said, 'John, I'd love to come to your party, but that would mean I would have to leave my house.'


Citations

Gleason, Holly, editor. Prine on Prine: Interviews and Encounters. Chicago Review Press, 2021.

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John Prine
John Prine
  • Born: October 10, 1946
  • Died: April 7, 2020
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Singer

John Edward Prine was an American country folk singer-songwriter. He was active as a composer, recording artist, live performer, and occasional actor from the early 1970s until his death, and was known for an often humorous style of original music that has elements of protest and social commentary.