--- title: "1 Think Musical Quotes By Bela Fleck" description: "1 Think Musical quotes by Bela Fleck. Plus more from Bela Fleck and more Think Musical sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/325/bela-fleck-25885_evolution_i-think-the-musical-evolution-i-ve-gone_2661731.png" --- > [I think the musical evolution I've gone through has come from all the work with the material.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bela-fleck/i-think-the-musical-evolution-i-ve-gone-through-has-come-from-all-the/) [Bela Fleck](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bela-fleck/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/325/bela-fleck-25885_evolution_i-think-the-musical-evolution-i-ve-gone_2661731.png) ## More by Bela Fleck > [So it doesn't have to be happy music to be inspiring.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bela-fleck/so-it-doesn-t-have-to-be-happy-music-to-be-inspiring/) [Bela Fleck](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bela-fleck/) > [Everybody should have a documentary made about themselves. It's amazing what you see and what you learn.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bela-fleck/everybody-should-have-a-documentary-made-about-themselves-it-s/) [Bela Fleck](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bela-fleck/) > [When I play my own music, or when I play new music, there's much more stress and intensity of thinking about how I'm going…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bela-fleck/when-i-play-my-own-music-or-when-i-play-new-music-there-s-much-more/) [Bela Fleck](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bela-fleck/) > [There are a lot of chapters to the banjo's history. Part of it are the roots in Africa, where it's a more primitive instrument.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bela-fleck/there-are-a-lot-of-chapters-to-the-banjo-s-history-part-of-it-are-the/) [Bela Fleck](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bela-fleck/) > [There is a tendency to want to isolate a little bit, from people that might look at me from a fan position, because it's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bela-fleck/there-is-a-tendency-to-want-to-isolate-a-little-bit-from-people-that/) [Bela Fleck](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bela-fleck/) > [Being from New York, I wonder why am I inspired by bluegrass and Earl Scruggs? But when I look at the whole history of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bela-fleck/being-from-new-york-i-wonder-why-am-i-inspired-by-bluegrass-and-earl/) [Bela Fleck](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bela-fleck/) > [I think the Flecktones are a mixture of acoustic and electronic music with a lot of roots in folk and bluegrass as well as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bela-fleck/i-think-the-flecktones-are-a-mixture-of-acoustic-and-electronic-music/) [Bela Fleck](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bela-fleck/) > [My most powerful memory was hearing Earl Scruggs on 'The Beverly Hillbillies' as a 5 or 6 year old. That sound just blew me…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bela-fleck/my-most-powerful-memory-was-hearing-earl-scruggs-on-the-beverly/) [Bela Fleck](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bela-fleck/) > [I learned that I'm so busy with what I'm doing, so focused on what I'm doing, that I miss a lot of opportunities for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bela-fleck/i-learned-that-i-m-so-busy-with-what-i-m-doing-so-focused-on-what-i-m/) [Bela Fleck](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bela-fleck/) > [They think the banjo can only be happy, but that's not true.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bela-fleck/they-think-the-banjo-can-only-be-happy-but-that-s-not-true/) [Bela Fleck](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bela-fleck/) > [I always try to work with people who are better than me, so I can learn more.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bela-fleck/i-always-try-to-work-with-people-who-are-better-than-me-so-i-can/) [Bela Fleck](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bela-fleck/) > [ I doubt anybody would have pushed me \[on the music\]. When I was at Sony nobody ever gave me any creative suggestions on the… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bela-fleck/i-doubt-anybody-would-have-pushed-me-on-the-music-when-i-was-at-sony/) [Bela Fleck](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bela-fleck/) > [It doesn't have to be happy music to be inspiring.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bela-fleck/it-doesn-t-have-to-be-happy-music-to-be-inspiring/) [Bela Fleck](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bela-fleck/) > [Sometimes you can fix something that went wrong with what you do next and make it better than it would have been if it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bela-fleck/sometimes-you-can-fix-something-that-went-wrong-with-what-you-do-next/) [Bela Fleck](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bela-fleck/) > [And then Earl Scruggs comes along and transforms the banjo into a virtuosic modern instrument. For the first time, the Southern banjo style becomes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bela-fleck/and-then-earl-scruggs-comes-along-and-transforms-the-banjo-into-a/) [Bela Fleck](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bela-fleck/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/think-musical/bela-fleck/#itemlist", "name": "1 Think Musical Quotes By Bela Fleck", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I think the musical evolution I've gone through has come from all the work with the material.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Bela Fleck" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bela-fleck/i-think-the-musical-evolution-i-ve-gone-through-has-come-from-all-the/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/325/bela-fleck-25885_evolution_i-think-the-musical-evolution-i-ve-gone_2661731.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/325/bela-fleck-25885_evolution_i-think-the-musical-evolution-i-ve-gone_2661731.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/325/bela-fleck-25885_evolution_i-think-the-musical-evolution-i-ve-gone_2661731.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I think the musical evolution I've gone through has come from all the work with the material.” — Bela Fleck", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } } ] }, { "@type": "CollectionPage", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/think-musical/bela-fleck/#webpage", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/think-musical/bela-fleck/", "name": "Think Musical Quotes by Bela Fleck", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/think-musical/bela-fleck/#itemlist" }, "primaryImageOfPage": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/325/bela-fleck-25885_evolution_i-think-the-musical-evolution-i-ve-gone_2661731.png" }, "description": "1 Think Musical quotes by Bela Fleck. 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