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
box careful fine home kept mean tapes thankful ton
I've got tapes that I'm so thankful that my father made - old reel-to-reel tapes. I've got a ton of those things at home. He kept those like fine diamonds, I mean he kept them, you know, in a box and was very, very careful of them, you know.
available call calls god interested office ricky
I try to keep my heart and myself available for those little, 'God moments,' are what I call them, where someone calls the office and says, 'Would Ricky be interested in doing this?'
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.
giving excellence lord
We should give the Lord the excellence He deserves in everything we do.