Quotes by Gregg Allman

About Gregg Allman:

Gregory LeNoir "Gregg" Allman is an American musician, singer, songwriter and a founding member, with his brother Duane, of The Allman Brothers Band.
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There are as many ways to write songs as there are songs.

Gregg Allman

I've come to the conclusion that I'm not supposed to be married.

Gregg Allman

My father was murdered when I was two. Duane, even though he was only a year and 18 days my elder, he became a father figure to me. I would have done anything for my brother - I loved him so much.

Gregg Allman

I play every show like it's my last. Fortunately, that's never turned out to be the case.

Gregg Allman

There's only one cook in the kitchen, only one chef. I let the soloists do their thing - you've gotta let a man do a solo the way he wants - but as far as picking the tunes and working on the arrangements, I take full responsibility for it.

Gregg Allman

Before I got into rock n' roll, I was going to be a dentist.

Gregg Allman

I got Jimmy Hall from Wet Willie and he also plays now with Hank Williams Jr.

Gregg Allman

I have been going to the gym instead of the bar, trying to get back down to my fighting weight.

Gregg Allman

The Beatles had just come out, and everybody had a band. It was incredible competition out there.

Gregg Allman

I was always the Doubting Thomas of the bunch, and I don't think I was convinced about the Allman Brothers until 'Fillmore East' hit - that one removed all doubt!

Gregg Allman

I really told my story as I saw it in 'Cross to Bear,' and I was pleased - and a bit surprised - by how well it was received and how it sold. No. 2 on the 'New York Times' bestseller list? I'll take that any day, my man!

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My goal is to put out an album with every song being an original composition of mine. I want the credits to read, 'All songs written by Gregory L. Allman' - that is something I really want to make happen.

Gregg Allman

I've never sat down and tried to write something for some occasion. You just write the tune and stay totally wide open to everything. It'll find the person or persons who are supposed to do it.

Gregg Allman

When I got out of high school, I thought, 'I'll take a year or two off and play the clubs, get this out of my system, and then go to med school.' More than 40 years later, I figure it's finally time to write about this crazy journey that's taken me a...

Gregg Allman

I didn't think we would ever make enough money to pay rent by playing music.

Gregg Allman

Pop just didn't have enough substance for me. All this nyah-nyah-nyah, you know, 'Paper Tiger' and 'Hold the Ladder, James' and 'Crimson and Clover.' That wasn't music!

Gregg Allman

The thing with the piano is, the piano is like percussion almost - well, it is. You have to... not beat on it, but there is more work involved than a Hammond. With a Hammond, you just lay your hands on the keys, man, and you're gone.

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I could not see myself going back into the studio without Tommy Dowd, our beloved producer who passed away in 2002. Then in 2009, Michael Lehman, my manager, really pushed me to meet with T Bone Burnett. I ended up meeting with T Bone in Memphis, and...

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Author Bio

  • NameGregg Allman
  • Descriptionrock and blues singer, keyboardist, guitarist and songwriter
  • BornDecember 8, 1947
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionSinger; Keyboardist; Guitarist; Writer; Autobiographer