Banjos Quote by Pete Seeger

I was 16 when I came to New York. I had graduated to a tenor banjo in the school jazz band, and it was…

— Pete Seeger

When I was 3 years old, I was playing banjo on a country music TV show.

— Rickey Medlocke

My dad played music so I was around it at a really young age.

— Shawna Thompson

My grandfather played a mandolin, so I got my hands on that. Then on down to a banjo, and I found I couldn't play…

— Brendan Gleeson

From an early age, I was infatuated with music. I always loved it and was always dancing or playing something.

— Tyler Farr

I first heard the banjo on the Beverly Hillbillies, and from then on I was banjo-conscious. But I didn't actually get one until my…

— Bela Fleck

I grew up in a very musical household. There was music and dance. My great-grandma was a famous tap dancer in the '40s, my…

— Taryn Manning

My mom was sort of involved in amateur dramatics like Gilbert and Sullivan operetta, and played the violin. My dad played banjo and piano…

— Colm Wilkinson

I always loved the guitar, from when I was quite little. My dad had a G banjo at the house that he played. When…

— Dave Davies

My love for music was first seen by my father when as a child, I used to hum a lot of songs watching television…

— Tulsi Kumar

My parents had a love for music. There were so many records, so much music constantly being played. My mother played piano, my father…

— Lauryn Hill

I was in my late 20s, in the process of shaping my musical outlook and what I wanted it to be about, when I…

— Bruce Springsteen