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" I never really had a teenage experience. I went from childhood to maturity, and in some ways, it short-circuited me emotionally. "

Robbie Robertson

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" The Band was rebelling against the rebellion. The rebellion went to a place where it became too obvious, too trendy, like you were just following the pack. So it was our choice to get off the bandwagon - no pun intended - and do things that were in our background and what was the most honest thing to do. "

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" Once you establish a foundation of knowing what the greatest recording artists of all time were... Wouldn't you want your kids to know this stuff? "

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" 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. "

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" 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. "

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" A lot of people from my generation can't write songs anymore, or it's really hard and it's an unpleasant experience. I don't feel that way at all. "

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" Record making is an extraordinary experience. "

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" 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. "

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" My thirst for knowledge and experience comes from the idea that once you learned something, it was time to learn something else. I missed out on a formal educational process, so I'm making up for that. "

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" I am fascinated by the places that music comes from, like fife-and-drum blues from southern Mississippi or Cajun music out of Lafayette, Louisiana, shape-note singing, old harp singing from the mountains - I love that stuff. It's like the beginning of rock and roll: something comes down from the hills, and something comes up from the delta. "

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" There's something so healthy about young people speaking up in unity. "

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

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

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" In a lot of groups, you can change a musician, and it doesn't mean anything. "

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" I saw Ray Charles at Massey Hall. "

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" Sixteen years on the road is long enough. Twenty years is unthinkable. "

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

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