118 Quotes by Marty Stuart

One of the most quotable guys ever in country music was Grandpa Jones.

The four things a hillbilly singer needs are a Cadillac, a Nudie suit, the right hairdo, and a pair of pointy-toed boots.

Going back to the Byrds and 'Sweetheart of the Rodeo,' when country was kind of getting away from the fiddle and steel aspect, it took some rock & rollers to introduce a new generation to it, and it kinda put some things straight.

There was a junk store in Nashville on 8th Avenue, where I bought Patsy Cline's train case for $75.

I love old-time music, I love country music and I love the American music that we have to offer the world. And any part of that is fine with me, as long as it's pure.

I've been promoting the idea of a Jimmie Rodgers documentary for years.

The history of country music is as important as any other art form.

I saw footage of Johnny Cash and Elvis Presley just hanging out together in Memphis when they were young guys getting started at Sun, listening to records together. That was beautiful to me.

In the middle of Mississippi, so many kinds of music came, but it was Nashville and country music that pulled my heart.