Ricky Skaggs
Ricky Skaggs
Rickie Lee "Ricky" Skaggs, known professionally as Ricky Skaggs, is an American country and bluegrass singer, musician, producer, and composer. He primarily plays mandolin; however, he also plays fiddle, guitar, mandocaster and banjo...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionCountry Singer
Date of Birth18 July 1954
CityCordell, KY
CountryUnited States of America
country embracing music
I think the country as a whole is embracing this music more than it ever has.
break horn jazz listening musically musicians nobody open places playing vocabulary
He was listening to a lot of jazz and a lot of horn players. He was just real open with his playing and went places musically that other musicians weren't going. He would break out a whole vocabulary of licks that nobody else was doing on the fiddle.
family followed gift glad music nurtured precious sharp tool tried
I mean, I could tell that I really had... a precious gift. And I'm so glad that I have followed through with it and really used that gift and nurtured it, honed it, made it sharp and tried to use it as a tool now to make music and to make a living for my family.
american-musician came difference history masters music
The difference between me and the newer artists is that I have the history with the architects, the masters that started the music. I know where the music came from.
playing-music want feels
I just want to keep playing music and keep recording. I feel like my best days are ahead.
couple fun careers
I've had a couple of guys that I've had co-produce records with me through my career, and it's fun to work with a co-producer.
heart people trying
That's kind of the mission statement for the label: to try to do great music that touches people's hearts.
singing orchestra pieces
I just remember standing there, singing with the headphones on and the strings playing, just how wonderful that felt. But we so rarely got to go out and do it. Obviously, we don't carry a 70-80-piece orchestra with us when we do shows.
play white video
When Jack White called and wanted me to do a video and play mandolin with The Raconteurs, I didn't know anything about The Raconteurs at that time.
thinking people records
After 'Mosaic,' I think a lot of people didn't know what my next record was going to be. And that's what I love. I just love doing music because I'm not going to follow the patterns and formulas of Music Row.
heart next spirit
I've always moved by my heart. I've moved by the spirit of what I feel was right for me next. I always pray and ask God: 'What's the next thing? What am I supposed to do next?
fall color years
The fall is my favorite time of year. I love the colors. The sun is out, you get warmth on your skin but there's the coolness of the breeze. It's really comfortable.
bluegrass ifs
I hope you came out to hear some bluegrass music. If you didn't, we're both in the wrong place.
children father shoes
I'm not a goody-two-shoes. I'm just a father with four children.