'When Frank Proffitt first heard Earl Scruggs, he is reported to have said, quite gently, "I'd like to be able to do that, and then not do it."'

This reminds me of a comment by a certain well-known folkie, having just heard another well-known folkie play a jig at breakneck speed:

"I wish I had the technique to do that - and the musical sense not to"