Earl Scruggs (6 January 1924 – 28 March 2012) was an American musician noted for popularizing a three-finger banjo picking style, now called “Scruggs style”, which is a defining characteristic of bluegrass music. Scruggs was born in North Carolina on 6 January 1924 and began playing the banjo at a young age.
Famous Earl Scruggs Quotes
Some of the Famous Earl Scruggs Quotes are mentioned below –
“Earl Scruggs wears two finger picks and a thumb pick, and by alternating them, he can play about as fast as he wants. So it’s this action. You know, you couldn’t move one finger that fast, but all three, it’s pretty easy, and it’s kind of an incredible leap.” ~ 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 best-known volume, “Diving into the Wreck,” won the National Book Award in 1973.” ~ Earl Scruggs“I enjoy doing new tunes. It gives me a little bit to perk up, to pay a little bit more attention.” ~ 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 moment when they heard Earl Scruggs. So, for me, it transcends the technique. It’s the musician in him and his personality, his musical personality, such great taste, such great technique, very, very creative.” ~ 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 that had never been heard before.” ~ 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.” ~ 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 with these good musicians and these guys that play so well.” ~ Earl Scruggs“My music came up from the soil of North Carolina.” ~ Earl Scruggs“You can’t encore the past. If I see a bright light shining out there, I want to go toward it.” ~ Earl Scruggs“If you don’t let things develop, it’s like keeping something in a bag and not letting it out to fly” ~ Earl Scruggs
