The first picture of me that I know of was me in the crib wearing a pair of cowboy boots. Marty Stuart Read Quote
As a photographer, God’s light in Southern California is something unlike I’ve ever seen on planet Earth. There’s a beauty about it, especially in the afternoon that is so pretty. Marty Stuart Read Quote
I learned things by being in Lester Flatts’ band, and I learned things by playing with Johnny Cash, and I learned from Pop Staples. I’m a sponge. Marty Stuart Read Quote
After something has run its course, you either become a parody and keep doing it, or tear it down and know the truth about it, warts and all. Marty Stuart Read Quote
The four things a hillbilly singer needs are a Cadillac, a Nudie suit, the right hairdo, and a pair of pointy-toed boots. Marty Stuart Read Quote
I don’t know how it got around that I play a lot of instruments. I really don’t. I play the guitar and the mandolin. Marty Stuart Read Quote
I loved the Rolling Stones. I heard a little bit of country music creeping around the edges of some of their songs. Being a Mississippi kid, I could feel they had done their homework, even when I was a little boy. I could feel the Delta blues influence in a lot of their work. Marty Stuart Read Quote
When I was 12 years old I discovered Bill Monroe and my dad got me a mandolin. Marty Stuart Read Quote
When country music is doing its job, it reports on the good, bad and indifferent of our human condition. Marty Stuart Read Quote
Rock ‘n’ roll entertained my head but there was something about country music that touched my heart. Marty Stuart Read Quote
