Why was Steve Martin playing the banjo on ''American idol?

Steve Martin wrote that song, it was called "Pretty Flowers" off his album that just came out, titled The Crow. Here's the MP3 album download: amazon.com/Crow-Songs-Five-String-Banjo/... Here's a video of the performance, sorry, it was the best I could find. youtube.com/watch?v=cscheDPp7Xw.

Jokes and Films Are Fun, but He Loves His Banjo! He's played the banjo for most of his life and has recorded albums. Here's an article on that.

nytimes.com/2009/02/02/arts/music/02banj...

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