113 Quotes by Chris Thile

I'd say playing with a group or playing solo are equally rewarding, but in a different way.

The constructive criticism that I take very seriously is from people I know and respect, and they don't have to be musicians. But I do have to know where they're coming from.

Presenting the American songbook as a living, breathing entity that's expanding all the time is very important.

There's something about a variety show, I think, that disarms us as consumers of something. We're laughing, and there's this sense of anything goes, anything could happen.

People who are happy with their neighborhoods in New York always say the same thing: 'It's such a neighborhood!' And that's how we feel about Carroll Gardens. We see all the same people who have been there a long time and are very friendly and welcoming to us.

Calvin is a constant reminder that I'm not always as present as I want to be. His go-to state of being is present. So I'm really grateful of that part of being his parent.

A cocktail and an oyster is an awfully good thing after a park, especially one close to water.

The more you look at great art of any kind, you'll see that there's this thread running through all of it.

My musical output has been consistently acoustic, but my taste has not. I love everything. As long as it's good, I'm in.