113 Quotes by Chris Thile

Hats off to musicians who just want a pure escape. I have a lot of fondness for pure escapism. I don't feel like it's irresponsible, I think sometimes you really need to take a breather.

I'm a massive Roger Federer fan, and sometimes I can see in his game the willful development of a tactic or technique that doesn't come as naturally to him, like fixating on improving the backhand. And I'm thinking, Hit the forehand! It's what you do!

For one, the whole concept of 'Live From Here' - writing a song every week - was like composition bootcamp.

The world's music is at our fingertips, so if we like music, we kind of owe it to ourselves to check in with all of that.

The greatest creators are as hungry to consume as they are to create.

I certainly love the bluegrass ensemble, I think it's a powerful tool, but I don't think it's more than a tool.

Great music is the only genre that actually matters, and the members of that club are far more similar to each other than they are to any genre they might be commonly associated with.

My grandmother got me recordings of the 'Goldberg Variations,' in addition to the 'Brandenburg Concertos,' the Mozart string quartets and Beethoven's 'Seventh Symphony.'

I play the mandolin, which people don't often expect great things from. But it has it's charms, and it's my voice. I feel like I had as little choice in the matter as I do my speaking and singing voice.