"...The reason I played it on stage is because my act was so crazy I thought it's probably good to show the audience I can do something that looks hard, because this act looks like I'm just making it up....""I heard Earl Scruggs, "I heard the Dillards -- I heard them live; they were fantastic -- and my ear was just transfixed by the sound of the banjo. And I got one as soon as I could." Martin told ABC's Diane Sawyer
He said being awarded entertainer of the year -- his first from the association -- was the greatest thing.
"The bluegrass community ... can be very strict," he told ABC News. "I didn't know if I'd be welcomed into the bluegrass community or not, but I think they judge you very fairly. ... I felt really welcome."
Martin performs two recently written and unreleased songs after the interview.
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