Quotes by Robbie Robertson

About Robbie Robertson:

Jaime Royal "Robbie" Robertson is a Canadian-American singer-songwriter and guitarist best known for his work as lead guitarist and primary songwriter within The Band. As a songwriter, Robertson is credited for such songs as "The Weight", "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down", "Up On Cripple Creek", "Broken Arrow" and "Somewhere Down the Crazy River". He has been inducted into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame, and was ranked 59th in Rolling Stone magazine’s list of the 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time.
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I do not have yearnings to get back on a bus. If it means getting on a bus, I don't want to do it.

Robbie Robertson

I could never be a movie star and get up at 7:30 to be at someone else's studio.

Robbie Robertson

After the 'Last Waltz' concert, it just seemed very healthy to me to put making a record as far out of my mind as I possibly could.

Robbie Robertson

I saw Ray Charles at Massey Hall.

Robbie Robertson

I think the world of Chuck Berry.

Robbie Robertson

I don't like overt traditionalism.

Robbie Robertson

I feel so lucky to have been in a group where it was a real band. This wasn't a singer and guitar player and some other guys.

Robbie Robertson

I don't want to be one of those people saying, 'Remember when things were better?'

Robbie Robertson

It's easy to be a genius in your twenties. In your forties, it's difficult.

Robbie Robertson

If I can play one note and make you cry, then that's better than those fancy dancers playing twenty notes.

Robbie Robertson

Musical revolutions, I don't know how many I've been through.

Robbie Robertson

I think, some countries, you have to be dead to have your picture on a stamp.

Robbie Robertson

One of the things I feel very strong about is the achievement of the Band really being a complete band.

Robbie Robertson

That whole lifestyle - make a record, do a tour: I know how to do that. It doesn't interest me.

Robbie Robertson

My mother is extraordinary. She understood me and never tried to hold me back.

Robbie Robertson

Working on 'The Last Waltz' introduced me to Martin Scorsese, and I had been a movie bug since I was a young kid.

Robbie Robertson

When I was playing with Bob Dylan in, like, 1966, I was, like, 20 years old.

Robbie Robertson

I've been really fortunate that I've been at a lot of critical crossroads in my musical journey. When I look back, there are some pretty interesting things to look at.

Robbie Robertson

You never know what could be interesting tomorrow.

Robbie Robertson

I thought of a lot of people from the same era when I was making a lot of records that had continued making a lot of records. A lot of it didn't seem terribly inspired.

Robbie Robertson

I don't know - it's a bit of a mystery of how things come about when they do. I don't have a scientific explanation for it. Sometimes when you're writing a song, you don't know where you're going.

Robbie Robertson

Author Bio

  • NameRobbie Robertson
  • DescriptionCanadian singer-songwriter and guitarist
  • BornJuly 5, 1944
  • CountryCanada
  • ProfessionGuitarist; Singer-songwriter; Singer
  • AwardsOfficer Of The Order Of Canada; Governor General’s Performing Arts Award