When you're a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, part of a band on Rolling Stone magazine's 100 Greatest Artists of All Time and a pioneering guitar legend, you might not need to listen to the radio anymore.

Roger McGuinn doesn't.

When asked who his favorite musicians were, McGuinn asked, "Does anyone still listen to the radio anymore?"

Then he cited Jeff Tweedy of Wilco as one of his favorites, and Judy Collins and Joan Baez along with more contemporary folk musicians.

"I don't listen to radio. I get most of my music from the Internet," he said.

The legendary guitarist, who will be performing at the State Theatre Sunday night, was one of the founding members of The Byrds, who were among the first to combine folk and rock music in the 1960s.

Their hits include Bob Dylan's "Mr. Tambourine Man," and Pete Seeger's "Turn! Turn! Turn!" as well as "Eight Miles High" and "Mr. Spaceman," written by McGuinn.

The band performed at the Monterey Pop Festival and was the first folk rock band to play the Grand Ole Opry.

"They may not know the name, but they know the sound," Joe Apfelbaum, programming manager at the State Theatre, said.

"You know it when you've heard it and it just grabs you," he said.

McGuinn's songs are known for the "jingle-jangle" sound of his 12-string Rickenbacker guitar and his picking style that comes from his experience with the banjo.

McGuinn said he's been to State College before, but doesn't remember the particular concert.

"I've been touring for 45 years," he said. "I haven't stopped touring."

McGuinn said he stopped flying 10 years ago and instead likes to tour the U.S. by car so he can enjoy the back roads and meet different people.

"It's a whole lot better than flying," he said. "My wife travels with me; it's like a honeymoon."

Today, his focus is mostly on folk music and traditional melodies. His 2005 album The Folk Den Project spans 10 years and four discs worth of folk standards that McGuinn originally posted on his Web site, The Folk Den, http://www.ibiblio.org/jimmy/folkden/index.
html, with the lyrics and guitar tabs. He recorded one per month, concluding with 100 folk songs.

McGuinn said he did the project because he believed the songs needed to be preserved.

"I do quite a few of those. They're wonderful old ballads," he said, "I think they have an intrinsic beauty to them that endures."

For the concert, McGuinn will introduce each song he plans on playing, making the 500-seat State Theatre seem even more comfortable and homey.

"People like [McGuinn] are so influential that if you have the opportunity to see them up close, it's amazing," Apfelbaum said. "You can be within 20 to 30 feet of Roger McGuinn and his 12-string."