--- title: "8 Earl Scruggs Quotes by 2 authors" description: "Browse 8 Earl Scruggs quotes by 2 authors. Discover the best Earl Scruggs sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a2d/earl-scruggs-25675_banjo_earl-scruggs-had-this-thing-that-it-wasn_137055.png" --- > [Earl Scruggs had this thing that it wasn't just the technique or even the instrument. It was him. There was this soulful…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/earl-scruggs/earl-scruggs-had-this-thing-that-it-wasn-t-just-the-technique-or-even/) [Earl Scruggs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/earl-scruggs/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a2d/earl-scruggs-25675_banjo_earl-scruggs-had-this-thing-that-it-wasn_137055.png) > [I mean if it wasn't for Earl Scruggs, guys like me wouldn't be doing what we're doing. I mean, he's changed so…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/earl-scruggs/i-mean-if-it-wasn-t-for-earl-scruggs-guys-like-me-wouldn-t-be-doing/) [Earl Scruggs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/earl-scruggs/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6ed/earl-scruggs-25675_banjos_i-mean-if-it-wasn-t-for-earl-scruggs-guy_355083.png) > [I've heard of people stopping their cars, having car wrecks, all kinds of things. But most of the banjo players I know…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/earl-scruggs/i-ve-heard-of-people-stopping-their-cars-having-car-wrecks-all-kinds/) [Earl Scruggs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/earl-scruggs/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ee8/earl-scruggs-25675_all-kinds_i-ve-heard-of-people-stopping-their-cars_423802.jpg) > [ He \[Earl Scruggs\] was really cool because he was very quiet, and he wouldn't say much, but then he would come out… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/earl-scruggs/he-earl-scruggs-was-really-cool-because-he-was-very-quiet-and-he/) [Earl Scruggs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/earl-scruggs/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fc8/earl-scruggs-25675_brilliant_he-earl-scruggs-was-really-cool-because_834039.png) > [I think Earl Scruggs playing propelled bluegrass and Bill Monroe's music to the level that - where we're all still talking about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/earl-scruggs/i-think-earl-scruggs-playing-propelled-bluegrass-and-bill-monroe-s/) [Earl Scruggs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/earl-scruggs/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d64/earl-scruggs-25675_bills_i-think-earl-scruggs-playing-propelled-b_853676.png) > [Earl Scruggs is the guy who really made that leap with using three fingers in a rotating fashion to create this fast…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/earl-scruggs/earl-scruggs-is-the-guy-who-really-made-that-leap-with-using-three/) [Earl Scruggs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/earl-scruggs/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c59/earl-scruggs-25675_fashion_earl-scruggs-is-the-guy-who-really-made_1007223.png) > [It's made a lot of people richer from hearing Earl Scruggs. And I just think we're all very lucky to have him…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/earl-scruggs/it-s-made-a-lot-of-people-richer-from-hearing-earl-scruggs-and-i-just/) [Earl Scruggs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/earl-scruggs/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5c2/earl-scruggs-25675_hearing_it-s-made-a-lot-of-people-richer-from-he_1307475.png) > [The bottom line is, between Sonny Osborne and Earl Scruggs, I better know how to play banjo. I had the greatest teachers…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hank-williams-jr/the-bottom-line-is-between-sonny-osborne-and-earl-scruggs-i-better/) [Hank Williams Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hank-williams-jr/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d31/hank-williams-jr-11140_banjo_the-bottom-line-is-between-sonny-osborne_1789065.png) ## Top authors on Earl Scruggs - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b008/author-earl-scruggs-31166.jpg) Earl Scruggs 7 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/earl-scruggs/earl-scruggs/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/earl-scruggs/#itemlist", "name": "Earl Scruggs Quotes", "numberOfItems": 8, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Earl Scruggs had this thing that it wasn't just the technique or even the instrument. It was him. 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