Bela Fleck Quotes:- Bela Fleck (born July 10, 1958) is an American banjo player. An acclaimed virtuoso, he is an innovative and technically proficient pioneer and ambassador of the banjo, bringing the instrument from its bluegrass roots to jazz, classical, rock, and various world music genres. He is best known for his work with the bands New Grass Revival and Béla Fleck and the Flecktones.
Inspirational Bela Fleck Quotes
“So it doesn’t have to be happy music to be inspiring.”
Bela Fleck
“I always try to work with people who are better than me, so I can learn more.”
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.”
Bela Fleck
“They think the banjo can only be happy, but that’s not true.”
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.”
Bela Fleck
“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
