Tuesday, September 12, 2006

Bluegrass Fashion Sense

Do you ever wonder why hardcore bluegrass musicians look the way they do? Take a look at Sam Bush—one of the best mandolin players on the planet:


We went to see him play a couple weeks ago, and I swear his whole band was wearing the clothes my dad gave to Goodwill 10 years ago.

Do these guys spend so much time playing music that they don’t have time to go shopping? Or do they want to turn the rest of the world against bluegrass music so no one will think it’s cool, start practicing, and become better than them? I don’t get it.

Sam Bush played on The Tonight Show with Emmylou Harris on Friday—just one week after we saw him play in a baseball jersey and old jeans—and except for the diamond stud in his ear, he actually looked pretty normal.


So who’s he trying to fool?

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