The rock star stuff never came up for us. The Band was never attacked by groupies before, during or after any show that we ever played.

I don't fool with a lot of things that I can't have fun with. There's not much reward in that.

Those bad times are important. They give you a chance to practice, listen, take stock, have a life, get your feet back on the ground, and maybe you'll live to tell the story.

A friend of mine took me to Memphis advised me that I should get in the musicians' union. He gave me a set of drums and said, Stay on the job, son.

The crowd is just as important as the group. It takes everything to make it work.

Lord, when the song wants to pick up and go a little faster towards the end, it's hard for me to resist.

My dad and I played music. He teaches me a song or two every time I'm home.