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title: "2 Fiddle Quotes By Sam Amidon"
description: "2 Fiddle quotes by Sam Amidon. Plus more from Sam Amidon and more Fiddle sayings from other authors."
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> [If I pick up a fiddle, I don't compose on it, so much as I just play whatever.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-amidon/if-i-pick-up-a-fiddle-i-don-t-compose-on-it-so-much-as-i-just-play/)

[Sam Amidon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-amidon/)

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> [ There are some people who do great stuff singing and playing fiddle at the same time and doing that kind of arrangement. But I think \[I don't do that\] partially because I'm still a loner on the guitar and banjo. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-amidon/there-are-some-people-who-do-great-stuff-singing-and-playing-fiddle/)

[Sam Amidon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-amidon/)

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## Other authors on Fiddle

## More by Sam Amidon

> [If I pick up a fiddle, I don't compose on it, so much as I just play whatever.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-amidon/if-i-pick-up-a-fiddle-i-don-t-compose-on-it-so-much-as-i-just-play/)

[Sam Amidon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-amidon/)

> [I like to carry around extremely pretentious books, and I don't know if I can read them, but if I hold them near me,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-amidon/i-like-to-carry-around-extremely-pretentious-books-and-i-don-t-know/)

[Sam Amidon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-amidon/)

> [Guitar comes more out of its limitations for me, like putting it in a weird tuning and then just go places.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-amidon/guitar-comes-more-out-of-its-limitations-for-me-like-putting-it-in-a/)

[Sam Amidon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-amidon/)

> [There are some people who do great stuff singing and playing fiddle at the same time and doing that kind of arrangement. But I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-amidon/there-are-some-people-who-do-great-stuff-singing-and-playing-fiddle/)

[Sam Amidon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-amidon/)

> [I'm not somebody that has an encyclopedic knowledge of ballads and could sit around a fire and sing songs for three hours. I basically…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-amidon/i-m-not-somebody-that-has-an-encyclopedic-knowledge-of-ballads-and/)

[Sam Amidon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-amidon/)

> [The whole thing of singing on my own has been accidental and random. I sang a huge amount as a kid, and I was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-amidon/the-whole-thing-of-singing-on-my-own-has-been-accidental-and-random-i/)

[Sam Amidon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-amidon/)

> [I'm not really a folk singer, but I love the music and there's certain lines that will get just stuck in my head, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-amidon/i-m-not-really-a-folk-singer-but-i-love-the-music-and-there-s-certain/)

[Sam Amidon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-amidon/)

> [When I do older folk songs, I'm not doing them because they're old. I have no interest in reviving or continuing a tradition. I'm…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-amidon/when-i-do-older-folk-songs-i-m-not-doing-them-because-they-re-old-i/)

[Sam Amidon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-amidon/)

> [I was listening to this record by Paul Desmond called First Place Again. It's incredibly gorgeous. There is nothing better that you would want…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-amidon/i-was-listening-to-this-record-by-paul-desmond-called-first-place/)

[Sam Amidon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-amidon/)

> [I am a complete jazz nerd.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-amidon/i-am-a-complete-jazz-nerd/)

[Sam Amidon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-amidon/)

> [If I said who I was influenced by, it would be really weird and pretentious because it would be people who have nothing to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-amidon/if-i-said-who-i-was-influenced-by-it-would-be-really-weird-and/)

[Sam Amidon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-amidon/)

> [Reading books is fantastic. I didn't do it until ten years ago. It's great.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-amidon/reading-books-is-fantastic-i-didn-t-do-it-until-ten-years-ago-it-s/)

[Sam Amidon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-amidon/)

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