Always Quote by Chris Thile

Early Bluegrass is my favorite kind of music, not to many people know that.

— John Fahey

It's true that bluegrass is a virtuosic form and asks that of its performer. Old-time music is older rawer and purer. It's less stylized.…

— Ketch Secor

I knew I loved playing bluegrass, so I'd end up down there on Sunday nights at the bluegrass jam.

— Sturgill Simpson

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

— Chris Thile

Bluegrass has a very, very strict musical form. Once you start to dilute it, it disappears.

— Emmylou Harris

The interesting thing about improvisation is you're making something up in front of the audience. Now music helps you out a little bit because…

— David Steinberg

It seems like bluegrass people have more great stories to tell than other musicians

— Dan Fogelberg

I always loved bluegrass, but there was so much I didn't know about American country music in respect to the origins of this country.…

— Clare Bowen

Bluegrass is wonderful music. I'm glad I originated it.

— Bill Monroe

The problem with improvisation is, of course, that everyone just slips into their comfort zone and does sort of the easy thing to do,…

— Brian Eno

What makes one type of music classical and one bluegrass and one folk - these things aren't what's important.

— 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