Robbie Robertson Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“I come from a family who prided themselves, both sides, on memory. And I was told growing up, constantly, that I was born with a really good memory.”

“It's extraordinary that revolutions taking place around the world were sparked by communication on the Internet.”

“There is an extraordinary collaborative spirit when you are learning and growing.”

“There's a thing that has happened in the U.S. where the spirit has been beaten so badly and so you feel no unity in the voice of the country.”

“There's something so healthy about young people speaking up in unity.”

“A lot of times when you're making a record, you put your head down and charge forward until you're done. You just hope that the ideas hold up, because you're kind of lost in your own storm.”

“I remember from my earliest years people speaking, you know, in a certain kind of rhythm and telling stories and sharing experiences in a way that was different in Indian country than it was other places. And I was really struck by this and obviously very affected by it, because it's always come out in my songs.”

“I play guitar quite a bit, because I'm always in search of something. I don't play to jam, but because I'm fishing. I'm looking for something, that I hope you can never find. If I do find it, I'm afraid I won't have a need to do this any more.”

“I wanted to develop a guitar style where phrases and lines get there just in the nick of time, like with Curtis Mayfield and Steve Cropper. Subtleties mean so much, and there is a stunning beauty in them.”

“The Band was rebelling against the rebellion. The rebellion went to a place where it became too obvious, too trendy, like you were just following the pack. So it was our choice to get off the bandwagon - no pun intended - and do things that were in our background and what was the most honest thing to do.”