Quotes by Ralph Stanley

Ralph Stanley

[Regarding President Obama] Yeah, yeah, yeah, I talked to him. I sorta, I guess, helped him get elected.

President

President Obama

Yeah

I always enjoyed playing around Washington, because we always have a good crowd. I’ve never had a bad crowd in this vicinity from here [Alexandria], up to Washington and on to right around Baltimore. They’ve been some good fans.

Alexandria

Crowds

Fans

I am a man of constant sorrow. I’ve seen trouble all my days.

Men

Sorrow

Trouble

I believe in my music.

Believe

I Believe

I Believe In

I don’t – I don’t like that style, myself. I never did like Elvis’s singing, but there was millions that did.

Millions

Singing

Style

I don’t listen to the radio too much, but usually I listen to Stanley Brothers and Ralph Stanley more than I do anybody!

Brother

Radio

Too Much

I don’t see any harm in brining an instrument into the church itself.

Church

Harm

Instruments

I grew up down in the hills of Virginia. I can be in Kentucky in 20 minutes, Tennessee in 20 minutes or in the state of West Virginia in 20 minutes. And it’s down in the Appalachian Mountains, down there. And it’s sort of a poorer country. Most of the livelihood is coal mining and logging, working in the woods and things like that. Most people has a hard life down that way.

Country

Kentucky

Virginia

I guess the first time I played around Washington, D.C. was at a place called The Famous. That was the first place I played, I believe.

Believe

Firsts

I Believe

I have plenty of good friends that I think the world of – and Bob [Dylan] is one of them, and I like his music – but with some others… their music I just don’t care too much about all of it. Some of it I like.

Good Friend

Thinking

World

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Born

Brother

Cds

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Cutting

Done

Earth

Fans

Father

Firsts

Fit

Giving

Good Friend

Harm

Home

I Believe

I Believe In

Instruments

Kentucky

Legends

Littles

Long

Men

Miles

Millions

Mother

Mountain

People

Perfect

Play

Pleasure

President

President Obama

Proud

Publicity

Radio

Rays

Real

Rocks

School

Singing

Six

Somewhere Else

Song

Sorrow

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Quotes by Ralph Stanley

Ralph Stanley

[Regarding President Obama] Yeah, yeah, yeah, I talked to him. I sorta, I guess, helped him get elected.

I always enjoyed playing around Washington, because we always have a good crowd. I’ve never had a bad crowd in this vicinity from here [Alexandria], up to Washington and on to right around Baltimore. They’ve been some good fans.

I am a man of constant sorrow. I’ve seen trouble all my days.

I believe in my music.

I don’t – I don’t like that style, myself. I never did like Elvis’s singing, but there was millions that did.

I don’t listen to the radio too much, but usually I listen to Stanley Brothers and Ralph Stanley more than I do anybody!

I don’t see any harm in brining an instrument into the church itself.

I guess the first time I played around Washington, D.C. was at a place called The Famous. That was the first place I played, I believe.

I have plenty of good friends that I think the world of – and Bob [Dylan] is one of them, and I like his music – but with some others… their music I just don’t care too much about all of it. Some of it I like.

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