I try not to think the song to death. The main criteria is if it's working on an emotional level. Robbie Robertson More Quotes by Robbie Robertson More Quotes From Robbie Robertson You don't stumble upon your heritage. It's there, just waiting to be explored and shared. Robbie Robertson stumble-uponheritagewaiting Give us the strength, give us the wisdom, and give us tomorrow. Robbie Robertson tomorrowinspirationalgiving Bob Dylan is as influential as any artist that there has been. Robbie Robertson influentialbobartist It would be nice to abandon the verse-chorus-bridge structure completely, and make it so none of these things are definable. ... Make up new names for them. Instead of a bridge, you can call it a highway, or an overpass. ... Music should never be harmless. ... 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. Robbie Robertson nicesongcountry Say a prayer for the lost generation, who spin the wheel out of desperation. Robbie Robertson generationsprayerreality We need to have a taste factor in our life. It isn't about what's popular; it's about what's really good. Robbie Robertson our-livestasteneeds Boy, do I got some stories to tell. Robbie Robertson storiesboys I love the idea of having a kid who says, 'Yeah, of course I knew about Billie Holiday and Johnny Cash when I was nine years old.' Robbie Robertson holidaykidsyears There is an extraordinary collaborative spirit when you are learning and growing. Robbie Robertson learning-and-growinggrowingspirit At a young age I thought, 'Wow, that fiddle thing, that's pretty cool. That mandolin is great. These drums, I like these drums ' They were Indian drums. And I was saying, 'But that guitar. That guitar. Girls are going to like that guitar.' Robbie Robertson guitargirlage If I can play one note and make you cry, then that's better than those fancy dancers playing twenty notes. Robbie Robertson dancertwentiesplay When people get together that come from different musical backgrounds, a lot of times there's is a good ... it's very enjoyable to say somebody, let me turn you on to some things, and the other person does the same thing. And they play you stuff that maybe you weren't that familiar with and likewise. Robbie Robertson musicalplaypeople Musical revolutions, I don't know how many I've been through. Robbie Robertson know-howrevolutionmusical I think that there's always great music being made. Always has been, always will be. Robbie Robertson great-musicmadethinking It would be nice to abandon the verse-chorus-bridge structure completely, and make it so none of these things are definable...Make up new names for them. Instead of a bridge, you can call it a highway, or an overpass...Music should never be harmless. Robbie Robertson nicebridgesnames People go through periods when things are dark and cloudy, and they talk dark and cloudy. Robbie Robertson periodsdarkpeople making a noise in this world making a noise in this world you can bet your ass, I won't go quietly making a noise in this world. Robbie Robertson noisenative-americanworld 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. Robbie Robertson styleguitarmean You fog the mind, you stir the soul. Robbie Robertson fogsoulmind Most of my younger Native American friends are not in any way looking for sympathy, and they're not looking to lay guilt on anybody. They have their dignity, and they do what they do. Robbie Robertson guiltnative-americanway
