Canadian - Musician | July 5, 1943 -
The road has taken a lot of the great ones: Hank Williams, Buddy Holly, Otis Redding, Janis, Jimi Hendrix, Elvis.
Robbie Robertson
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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.
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I don't want to be one of those people saying, 'Remember when things were better?'
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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.
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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.
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I asked Bob Dylan to paint the album cover for 'Music from Big Pink.' He said, 'Yeah, let me see what I can come up with.'
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I admire those old road dogs, Willie Nelson, Bob Dylan. That's their life.
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Record making is an extraordinary experience.
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I like to work on records when I feel inspired, not because it's expected of me.
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My mother is extraordinary. She understood me and never tried to hold me back.
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I never really had a teenage experience. I went from childhood to maturity, and in some ways, it short-circuited me emotionally.
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I could never be a movie star and get up at 7:30 to be at someone else's studio.
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