Penn Jillette

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2,353 appearances 2 recordings 1 series first heard Jan 2026 last heard 14 Jan

Penn Jillette’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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I never got good enough.

And I also saw, you know, you can... It was also my experience with music, you know.

My first love was always music.

And then you see someone who's actually good.

I see what you're saying.

And you go, boy, I can't do that.

And compete is kind of the wrong word, but it's close enough.

I can't compete with that, you know?

If you aren't the best musician in your high school...

-"You shouldn't go into music."

-"Yeah."

And I never had a fabulous ear.

And I never had... I had a love for it, you know, but I didn't have the ability to generate it.

Now I play upright bass.

I play... We're getting to that.

Oh, that's all I did, yeah.

Well, I had a few.

I didn't live anywhere.

I was hitchhiking for about three years all over the country.

It's an embarrassing goal, but yeah.

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