Mark O'Connor Quotes

“This music is really addictive. I can get into the swing and never want to leave. I think audiences will feel something similar.”
Mark O'Connor

“I don't recall having, in recent memory, anything remotely resembling this kind of an event where the need is to bring back a group of people dispersed by a calamity. It signifies not only a healing for their symphony and what they've worked for. It also represents the larger community of New Orleans musicians. That's exactly what people there are wanting to do. They want to put their community back together. And that community needs to heal with what the arts can give the heart and soul.”
Mark O'Connor

“I have no doubt that most people who listen to Alison Krauss and say they like bluegrass have never heard real bluegrass played in the traditional manner, and probably don't even know who Bill Monroe is.”
Mark O'Connor

“Musicians coming together at a time of need is one of the great traditions in this country. It's like people taking charge.”
Mark O'Connor