Butch Trucks

After being away from it for so long, it's really nice to go out and have 10- or 15,000 people show up and enjoy it. It leaves you with a very good feeling. ”

You're playing for yourself. And if you're not playing for yourself, you're an entertainer, doing it for the crowd. ”

The only way a musician can express feelings is playing. ”

I look at making a record and being in a recording studio as more of a craft; You have to be so much more careful and play simpler. ”

We're a live band. It's what we do best. ”

Majored in staying out of Vietnam. ”

When I listened to Elvin Jones, man, for the first time I heard a drummer that had all the technique plus emotion, passion, feel, and just - good God! ”

There obviously are a hell of a lot of people that love Lady Gaga. But to me, she's been the theatre of the absurd. And the more absurd it is, the bigger she got. ”

I love Lucille Ball. But you don't call that Shakespeare. It's just entertainment, you know. And if you like that, then go have a ball, have fun. ”

Listen to John Coltrane. When he plays 'A Love Supreme,' that guy is totally into himself. ”