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title: "1 Instrument Soulful Quotes By Earl Scruggs"
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> [Earl Scruggs had this thing that it wasn't just the technique or even the instrument. It was him. There was this soulful quality that came through that made you - if you're somebody like me who was, I guess, supposed…](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/)

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## More by Earl Scruggs

> [I don't like to travel as much as I have in the past, but it's good for my soul to get to pick, especially…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/earl-scruggs/i-don-t-like-to-travel-as-much-as-i-have-in-the-past-but-it-s-good/)

[Earl Scruggs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/earl-scruggs/)

> [Earl Scruggs had this thing that it wasn't just the technique or even the instrument. It was him. There was this soulful quality that…](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/)

> [You know you can get gaudy with something, and they didn't do that. To me, I think it's very tasteful, well done, with the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/earl-scruggs/you-know-you-can-get-gaudy-with-something-and-they-didn-t-do-that-to/)

[Earl Scruggs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/earl-scruggs/)

> [I know she would want me to still do what I'm doing, because she kept me going a lot of times when I'd almost…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/earl-scruggs/i-know-she-would-want-me-to-still-do-what-i-m-doing-because-she-kept/)

[Earl Scruggs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/earl-scruggs/)

> [I like drums, really, if they're under control.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/earl-scruggs/i-like-drums-really-if-they-re-under-control/)

[Earl Scruggs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/earl-scruggs/)

> [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 many people's…](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/)

> [Earl Scruggs wears two finger picks and a thumb pick, and by alternating them, he can play about as fast as he wants. So…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/earl-scruggs/earl-scruggs-wears-two-finger-picks-and-a-thumb-pick-and-by/)

[Earl Scruggs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/earl-scruggs/)

> [I've heard of people stopping their cars, having car wrecks, all kinds of things. But most of the banjo players I know had that…](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/)

> [Adrienne Rich was one of the most widely-read and influential poets of her time, a leading feminist, known especially for her politically-engaged verse. Her…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/earl-scruggs/adrienne-rich-was-one-of-the-most-widely-read-and-influential-poets/)

[Earl Scruggs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/earl-scruggs/)

> [ He \[Earl Scruggs\] was really cool because he was very quiet, and he wouldn't say much, but then he would come out with a… ](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/)

> [I think Earl Scruggs playing propelled bluegrass and Bill Monroe's music to the level that - where we're all still talking about it.](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/)

> [I enjoy doing new tunes. It gives me a little bit to perk up, to pay a little bit more attention.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/earl-scruggs/i-enjoy-doing-new-tunes-it-gives-me-a-little-bit-to-perk-up-to-pay-a/)

[Earl Scruggs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/earl-scruggs/)

> [Earl Scruggs is the guy who really made that leap with using three fingers in a rotating fashion to create this fast rippling sound…](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/)

> [If you don't let things develop, it's like keeping something in a bag and not letting it out to fly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/earl-scruggs/if-you-don-t-let-things-develop-it-s-like-keeping-something-in-a-bag/)

[Earl Scruggs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/earl-scruggs/)

> [You can’t encore the past. If I see a bright light shining out there, I want to go toward it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/earl-scruggs/you-can-t-encore-the-past-if-i-see-a-bright-light-shining-out-there-i/)

[Earl Scruggs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/earl-scruggs/)

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