Chris Thile

If I was any happier, you'd think I was on crack.

— Chris Thile

The purists are small in number but, you know hardy of voice.

— Chris Thile

I've always taken a lot of joy in my work, but it's also been very results-oriented. It's kind of like, making the…

— Chris Thile

The great musics of the world are great for very similar structural reasons: good melody, good harmony, and a balance of feminine…

— Chris Thile

There is a certain immortality in the change that another person effects on another person.

— Chris Thile

There are two genres of music: there's good music and there's bad music.

— Chris Thile

Music should never be a dictatorship. It should be a symbiotic relationship between the musician and the audience.

— Chris Thile

I certainly love the bluegrass ensemble, I think it's a powerful tool, but I don't think it's more than a tool.

— Chris Thile

The constructive criticism that I take very seriously is from people I know and respect, and they don't have to be musicians.…

— Chris Thile

You know, I look at Twitter as kind of a roomful of people who are interested in what you have to say.…

— Chris Thile

I love putting on shows. I absolutely adore it - that's why I've been doing it now for so long.

— Chris Thile

I'm obsessed with the idea of genrelessness and generationlessness.

— Chris Thile

My thesis statement would be—Bach didn't write Baroque music. He wrote great music.

— Chris Thile

For one, the whole concept of 'Live From Here' - writing a song every week - was like composition bootcamp.

— Chris Thile

Growing up in a bluegrass or acoustic-oriented world, the musicians become so focused on performance, as far as playing. We tend to…

— Chris Thile

If you want to be happy, you listen to the music; if you want to be sad, you listen to the words.

— Chris Thile

I'm always excited about music, but having spent so much time in its pursuit - well, my musical life is complicated.

— Chris Thile

My folks were and are devoted public radio fans, who started listening to 'A Prairie Home Companion' in the 1980s; Garrison and…

— Chris Thile

I was introduced to classical music by my grandparents - my parents were mostly into folk and jazz. Even as a young…

— Chris Thile

I can't listen to music while I'm doing something else. Well, unless I'm working out. But I, like, fall off the treadmill…

— Chris Thile

Generally speaking, I think one has to take reviews with a grain of salt, unless you know who the person is and…

— Chris Thile

It's like wine and food, or coffee and a pastry - coffee's awesome and a chocolate croissant is awesome, and together, they're…

— Chris Thile

For me, music always leads. Lyrics are only about how they sing. It is wonderful if they read well, too. In the…

— Chris Thile

Having small children, you start thinking about how everything in your life revolves around doing the best you can for this little…

— Chris Thile

I love the string band. I love the sound of it, the possibilities of it, I love the physical sensation of creating…

— Chris Thile