I'm influenced by Django Reinhardt, Stephane Grappelly, Roland Kirk, John Coltrane, B.B. King, and then by bluegrass. But when I was 16, bluegrass wasn't cool. We was rock n' rollers then: Chuck Berry, Jerry Lee Lewis.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Early Bluegrass is my favorite kind of music, not to many people know that.
People like bluegrass. It's had a following amongst a lot of hip and young people. A lot of college kids like bluegrass.
In my 30s, I became more open to music other than country or bluegrass.
I base my roots and history in old blues, old country and old bluegrass, and I like rock 'n' roll, and somehow it all came together, and that is what I am playing now.
My influences were Little Richard and Jerry Lee Lewis and Chuck Berry.
Bluegrass is wonderful music. I'm glad I originated it.
I was more influenced by players like Randy Rhoads and Eddie Van Halen than by the guys in southern rock bands.
I went to Appalachian State University, which was very bluegrass- and folk-oriented.
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.
I was never into the Bluegrass, Bill Monroe and stuff like that.