Carl Sandburg
Poet, Biographer
"Drum on your drums, batter on your banjos, sob on the long cool winding saxophones. Go to it, O jazzmen."
Banjos quotes
Banjos
14 quotes on this topic — from poets, philosophers, and thinkers across history.
Prince Philip
Royalty
"Can you tell the difference between them?"
Daniel Roth
Rabbi
"Nothing says 'dropping out of society' like learning the banjo."
Steve Martin
Comedian, Actor, Writer
"The thing about the banjo is when you first hear it, it strikes many people as what's that? There's something very compelling about it to certain people."
Steve Martin
Comedian, Actor, Writer
"The banjo is truly an American instrument, and it captures something about our past."
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