Keith Whitley Quotes

People like bluegrass. It's had a following amongst a lot of hip and young people. A lot of college kids like bluegrass.

All music is based on country music. And that's why so many different kinds of people relate to it. There are more country music fans in New Jersey than there are down South.

I don't want to put my fate in country music fans; I'm too stubborn.

Even though there's no forum for me on the radio for the kind of music I sing anymore, I am still excited about having a career where I can sing the best music in the world, and people will come and hear me because of the hit records I've had in the past.

I grew up listening to the Police, I grew up performing in bars, singing Police songs.

I don't actually go to that many concerts.

My son, Walker, has a band called The Dust Busters. You know, he plays banjo, fiddle, guitar, and mandolin, so a lot of my interest in that kind of music comes from him constantly listening to this stuff. He's taught me the history of it. It's remarkable how these young kids are now turned on to more traditional old-time music.

Bob Marley is one of the most recognized artists. He didn't care to be defined. People wondered, 'Is it reggae? Is it rock?' But at the end of the day they were still playing his music and that's what matters.

I had some good teachers. One of the greatest teachers I've had is bluegrass music: going back and listening to Bill Monroe's music, the Stanley Brothers, Flatt & Scruggs. When I was with Ralph Stanley I learned a lot from him.

I don't go to a lot of shows. If you go to too many shows, then it doesn't become a special thing. Whenever I've been to a concert, it has been such a cool experience.

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

Music's always been a huge part of my life, and my first record came out in 1981.

I'd like to do something with the Avett Brothers.

Since the beginning, the people of the college and I have agreed that the music of MerleFest is 'traditional plus.'

The one thing I wanted to do more than anything else was sing country music.

I love bluegrass music, I love acoustic music, and I try at the right times to push that a little bit.

There are early videos of me at three years old with a tiny guitar trying to sing 'Friends in Low Places' by Garth Brooks.

The Bad Seeds are a band I will travel a great distance to see whenever possible.

What did we play in the Harry Dean Stanton Band? It was old blues and country - all covers. I never wrote anything.

Country music as a genre, as an art form, is just as valid out there in the pantheon of the arts as classical, jazz, ballet, whatever.

A rock band with vocals is what I always wanted to be a part of; in fact, it feels very natural for me.

I grew up playing bluegrass as a youngster, and I'm happy that I did.

I'd love to see Kate Bush, full stop.

One of the people I heard early on in his career was Eric Church. I liked him and his music.

I hope you came out to hear some bluegrass music. If you didn't, we're both in the wrong place.