American - Musician | May 26, 1940 - April 19, 2012
The way to do it is to put as much life into the song as I can. You can either get it to breathe or you can't.
Levon Helm
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There were no rules, other than that the song should sound good and be fun to play.
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We all love musical architecture; there's no doubt about that.
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We're all dealt with the same hand here, so to speak. I feel like I've had it a lot better than most people. I've had the opportunity to travel and play music all my life.
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Well, somebody's got to sing. They won't hire you unless you sing.
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You can either make it come around or you can't. By the time we would be ready to record a song, we would know for sure that it was the best way we could do it.
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If it doesn't come from your heart, music just doesn't work.
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I had throat cancer, and I had to have radiation treatments, and I couldn't sing for a long time; and this was in '97. I had 28 radiation treatments. I didn't die, thank God.
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I don't hear record companies coming up with any good ideas or suggestions. Historically, if it ain't their idea, it ain't no good, so you got that to contend with.
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It's different playing in a studio than it is playing live, of course.
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My parents wanted me to be smart and be a scholar, and the best I could do was graduate high school.
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I've always thought it was easier for girls to sing harmonies because their voices can go to that higher plane so much more easy than a male voice.
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