Bill Monroe quotes
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“Bluegrass has brought more people together and made more friends than any music in the world. You meet people at festivals and renew acquaintances year after year.”
-- Bill Monroe -
“I was determined to carve out a music of my own. I didn't want to copy anybody.”
-- Bill Monroe -
“I'm a farmer with a mandolin and a high tenor voice.”
-- Bill Monroe -
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“Bluegrass is wonderful music. I'm glad I originated it.”
-- Bill Monroe -
“I wanted to use some kind of name so people would know where I was from. So I took the name "bluegrass." There is not a prettier name in the whole world.”
-- Bill Monroe -
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“I just hope bluegrass entertainers take care of their music and take care of their fans. If you don't practice, the man next door who is practicing will beat you.”
-- Bill Monroe
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Source : A. J. Jacobs (2004). “The Know-It-All: One Man's Humble Quest to Become the Smartest Person in the World”, p.56, Simon and Schuster
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Source : Christopher Morley (1920). “Hide and Seek”
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“Facts are what pedantic, dull people have instead of opinions.”
Source : A.A. Gill (2007). “The Angry Island: Hunting the English”, p.11, Simon and Schuster
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