Maybe the greatness we heard in [Richard Manuel]'s voice, that catch in it, came from all that pain. To this day, we don't really know.

The Jungle Bush Beaters didn't last too long as a group, but we had a pretty good time while we did.

Conway Twitty was always our local hero while I was growing up. He had a series of good bands. I wanted to sit in, if Conway would let me. And he did a couple of times.

Dad and mom would have preferred that I be a doctor, a lawyer, a scientist, or a great humanitarian.

If you pour some music on whatever's wrong, it'll sure help out.

When the second record came out, they started calling it The Band. I voted to call it The Crackers. I'm no fool.

If it doesn't come from your heart, music just doesn't work.