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

I think the great country songs mixed with some of that bluegrass instrumentation - and surrounding all that with a little bit of a rock vibe and energy - is the kind of music I make.

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

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.

I used to listen to country and western and blues, John Lee Hooker, spirituals, the Bluegrass Boys, and Eddie Arnold. There was a radio station that come on everyday with country, spirituals, and the blues.

I've always wanted to make a bluegrass album.

I've grown up on gospel and blues music, and now it's a huge part of who I am.

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

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.

I listen to jazz and gospel... yeah that's basically what I listen to.