Bela Fleck quotes

My most powerful memory was hearing Earl Scruggs on 'The Beverly Hillbillies' as a 5 or 6 year old. That sound just blew me away, shook my head up. (Bela Fleck)
I always try to work with people who are better than me, so I can learn more. View quote
Bela Fleck
I think it is very ironic that most people think that the banjo is a southern white instrument. It came from Africa and even for the first years that white people played banjo they would put on blackface. View quote
Bela Fleck
I think the Flecktones are a mixture of acoustic and electronic music with a lot of roots in folk and bluegrass as well as funk and jazz. View quote
Bela Fleck
It doesn't have to be happy music to be inspiring. View quote
Bela Fleck
They think the banjo can only be happy, but that's not true. View quote
Bela Fleck

Bela Fleck

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Photo: Tom Martorelli from United States, CC BY 2.0
Occupation: American Musician
Born: July 10, 1958
Quotes count: 6

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