Rick Danko

When I was a kid a growing up in Ontario, Canada, Lake Erie was so polluted, I never thought it would ever, EVER be turned around where they could start cleaning it out in my lifetime!

Paul Butterfield and I had a band together at one point.

I grew up not far from where Motown was founded, maybe 300 miles from Detroit and I've always liked - I used to like the way they made records. I still do, I just haven't had a chance to hear as much. They used to entertain me.

I love to play; a stage is a safe place for me to be. It's not that way for most folks, but I'd be lost without it.

Getting older, I realize I've had a very fortunate life. I've had a budget that's allowed me to do just about any silly little thing the mind could conjure up, and I'm still alive and here.

My first payback to society in life, was The Dolphin Project.

After convincing myself that was maybe you should at least help out your neighborhood, I really started to think about it later on in life.

When I was younger, I had big visions of changing the world.

The Band is sounding real good. We've been doing some dates together and they've been going well.

By doing something positive in this world, you're helping people and the future. We're all trying to help the world... make it a better place to live. We're actually still changing the world, aren't we?

I started working with Bob in 1965. We did go through a lot of changes from 65 to 74, a lot of changes. By 1974, everything had straightened itself out.

The Band was always famous for its retirements; we'd go and play and get a little petty cash together, and then not see each other till it was time to fill our pockets up again.