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Ricky Skaggs
American
Musician
About the author
I look back to when I got divorced in the late 1970s. When that happened, I was so broken up. After that, I decided to seek God for my life and my next marriage.
Ricky Skaggs,
American
Musician
#Life
#God
#Marriage
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.
Ricky Skaggs,
American
Musician
#History
#Artists
#Difference
#Music
Country and western is ignored by the intellectuals. They don't look at it as an art form. They think it's just somebody sitting on his couch singing about his life.
Ricky Skaggs,
American
Musician
#Life
#Art
#Country
#Singing
#Intellectuals
Country's hip; it's cool music.
Ricky Skaggs,
American
Musician
#Country
#Music
I hate negative songs; I won't sing them. It doesn't matter if it's sold 2 million more albums.
Ricky Skaggs,
American
Musician
#Songs
#Negative
#Hate
I'm not a goody-two-shoes. I'm just a father with four children.
Ricky Skaggs,
American
Musician
#Children
#Father
Maybe you're going to a concert thinking you're not going to hear anything but music. But you may walk away from there with an answer to a problem that you're carrying around with you that you didn't think you were going to hear about.
Ricky Skaggs,
American
Musician
#Thinking
#May
#Music
It's part of the calling to at least do a few songs in the show that give people some hope. There's so much hurt in this world and... music is such a great healing balm and a great way to forget your troubles.
Ricky Skaggs,
American
Musician
#Songs
#Hope
#People
#Forget
#Hurt
#World
#Music
#Healing
That's kind of the mission statement for the label: to try to do great music that touches people's hearts.
Ricky Skaggs,
American
Musician
#People
#Music
#Mission