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.

The power of music just kinda kills all those ills; it cures everything and you’ve got more energy just from the music. And, I’ve never seen it fail. It’s good for ya; real good for ya.

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

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

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.

Drums just always sounded like the most fun part of that good music for me.

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