Some bands today have the experience of really working together and honing their craft. And other bands are very much like, ‘I just got a guitar for Christmas, let’s start a band.’ And you can hear the difference. Robbie Robertson Read Quote
I don’t want to be one of those people saying, ‘Remember when things were better?’ Robbie Robertson Read Quote
I’m really lucky because I found myself in a position where I can do whatever I want to do. I can make records, produce records, make movies, or I can do nothing. I’m not a slave to the dollar. Robbie Robertson Read Quote
When you look at that period when Warhol and the Velvets and the Stones were doing things, it was this intersection of art and music. And then it went away. Robbie Robertson Read Quote
One of the greatest live recordings, I think, in the history of the world is Ray Charles in Atlanta… And they didn’t even have a big mobile recording thing set up. The word on the street was they only had like two microphones, one for the band and one for him. Perfect recordings. I think it’s mono. Robbie Robertson Read Quote
I haven’t been to many music events where somebody was performing and it actually made me cry. Robbie Robertson Read Quote
If I can play one note and make you cry, then that’s better than those fancy dancers playing twenty notes. Robbie Robertson Read Quote
The Band was rebelling against the rebellion. The rebellion went to a place where it became too obvious, too trendy, like you were just following the pack. So it was our choice to get off the bandwagon – no pun intended – and do things that were in our background and what was the most honest thing to do. Robbie Robertson Read Quote
I wanted to develop a guitar style where phrases and lines get there just in the nick of time, like with Curtis Mayfield and Steve Cropper. Subtleties mean so much, and there is a stunning beauty in them. Robbie Robertson Read Quote
