Ricky Skaggs Quotes

I don't really classify 'Wichita Lineman' as country.

I'm not technically adept at music, but I'd love to be part of a discussion of where progressive rock ends and country music begins.

I always give a lot of credit to Ronnie Dunn for making me fall in love with country music.

Even for the people in the business who are real music lovers it's really about putting things in the right boxes, and my style doesn't fit into a box.

Undeniably, I'm a country singer; I'm a country songwriter. But I feel like I make country music for people who like country music and for people who don't.

Country music has always sort of been country music.

There's a new hit rock group or singer every five minutes, but with country music, you have one hit and those people love you forever.

I have a confession to make - I truly love country music.

I've grown up with country music. I love how real everybody is, not just the artists, but the fans.

I have such a deep love for traditional country music.

Country music is important to me, and I love it, but it's not my whole life.

I've spent a lifetime in love with country music.

I hope that country music embraces me because I grew up on it and have a love for the music.

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

A lot of great bluegrass comes out of Kentucky. There's a lot of great music, like the Judds, Billy Ray Cyrus, Ricky Skaggs, and Keith Whitley. There's a lot of bluegrass intertwined with country music.

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

I'm still looking for the rules of what is and isn't pop music. I'm pop. I mean, of course I am. What isn't pop? There should be a pop amnesty where everyone reclaims it.

I've heard that the true love of country music is alive and well. That gives me so much hope and so much happiness.

I've been writing a lot of country music again. I've written some bluegrass material. I'm having a good time doing that.

I think pure country music includes rock and roll .. I've never been able to get into the further label of country-rock .. how can you define something like that ? - I just say this: It's music. Either it's good or it's bad; either you like it or you don't

New country music comprises about five percent of what I hear per year. I enjoy it, but I don't really take note of who's singing it or writing it.

I embrace country music because of love, a love of what I came from.

I grew up listening to 1980s country music, mostly. Early '90s. That time period was my favorite.

The truth is, I think country music... there's a lot of great people, and just being raised the way a lot of country boys and girls are, hopefully there's just a lot of respect.

I always know I'm a country singer, and regardless of where I've fallen into different places with my music, I know that, really, I'm a country singer.