I like to get within handshaking distance of the crowd. If it happens, they know it, we know it, and that's all we came here for.
Levon HelmMost of our stuff was trial and error. You live with a tape recorder, you turn it on, you play the song and you listen to it.
Levon HelmWhen I was younger, I used to drive up to a bunch of turkeys, roll down the window and say something. They'd all gobble back at once.
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