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

When I hear bluegrass today, I hear so many new sounds in it. It's almost like country music in a way.

I knew I loved playing bluegrass, so I'd end up down there on Sunday nights at the bluegrass jam.

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

I've always wanted to make a bluegrass album.

I like all kinds of music. I listen to Abigail Washburn, the Punch Brothers, and Marc Johnson, the great clawhammer player. I also listen a lot to Sirius Radio, there's a lot of bluegrass there.

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

I was always into bluegrass as a kid. Basically, I like music that has a basic simple structure and that has a lot of emotion and feel. Bluegrass and other old time music fits the bill, as well as what became punk - they both kind of have a similar framework.

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.

Bluegrass has a very, very strict musical form. Once you start to dilute it, it disappears.