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" By the time I was 13, I was the only one in London, Ontario, who knew how to play rock n' roll. "

Robbie Robertson

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" The direction is going the right way for respect for aboriginal people in North America, and all we can do is stand up and say, 'Please do it faster.' "

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" One of the greatest live recordings, I think, in the history of the world is Ray Charles in Atlanta... And they didn't even have a big mobile recording thing set up. The word on the street was they only had like two microphones, one for the band and one for him. Perfect recordings. I think it's mono. "

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" I like to work on records when I feel inspired, not because it's expected of me. "

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