My mother told me when I was a toddler and in the crib that they would have music playing, and the thing when I lit up was boogie-woogie or something out of the Louie Jordan period of sometimes big bands, and then all kinds of things. Robbie Robertson Read Quote
I remember from my earliest years people speaking, you know, in a certain kind of rhythm and telling stories and sharing experiences in a way that was different in Indian country than it was other places. And I was really struck by this and obviously very affected by it, because it’s always come out in my songs. Robbie Robertson Read Quote
People go through periods when things are dark and cloudy, and they talk dark and cloudy. Robbie Robertson Read Quote
I am fascinated by the places that music comes from, like fife-and-drum blues from southern Mississippi or Cajun music out of Lafayette, Louisiana, shape-note singing, old harp singing from the mountains – I love that stuff. It’s like the beginning of rock and roll: something comes down from the hills, and something comes up from the delta. Robbie Robertson Read Quote
I never really had a teenage experience. I went from childhood to maturity, and in some ways, it short-circuited me emotionally. Robbie Robertson Read Quote
I’ve been really fortunate that I’ve been at a lot of critical crossroads in my musical journey. When I look back, there are some pretty interesting things to look at. Robbie Robertson Read Quote
At a young age I thought, ‘Wow, that fiddle thing, that’s pretty cool. That mandolin is great. These drums, I like these drums… ‘ They were Indian drums. And I was saying, ‘But that guitar. That guitar. Girls are going to like that guitar.’ Robbie Robertson Read Quote
You don’t stumble upon your heritage. It’s there, just waiting to be explored and shared. Robbie Robertson Read Quote
