You got to understand, Arthur Alexander was there with us, and some of his crew. It was in the '50s in Alabama. It was before even the civil rights stuff even started. You can imagine the hatred, although we didn't… — Donnie Fritts Copy Share Image
Tom Stafford was an odd character, you know - a brilliant guy. He looked weird and I think he took a really defensive attitude about being a hunchback. You know how people can be, giving him a hard time. So he turned that into a defensive mechanism. He would strike first, a lot of times. But he was a great… — Donnie Fritts Copy Share
I was writing with different people in Nashville - whoever I could. Eddie Hinton came on the scene about 1963, and about four years… — Donnie Fritts Copy Share Image
You got to understand, Arthur Alexander was there with us, and some of his crew. It was in the '50s in Alabama. It was… — Donnie Fritts Copy Share Image
I was wanting to do an album but I didn't know if I was really ready. Jerry Wexler was one of my closest friends… — Donnie Fritts Copy Share Image
If you're a songwriter, it's to perform your songs. For singers, it's just to get to sing somewhere. So while there may be a… — Donnie Fritts Copy Share Image
The guys that I played with, Hollis Dixon and the Keynotes - just about all the great musicians from Muscle Shoals.We played fraternity parties… — Donnie Fritts Copy Share Image
I went to visit a friend of mine, a writer name Troy Seal, a songwriting fool. He's had a ton of hits. He said,… — Donnie Fritts Copy Share Image
I don't know what the answer is, but I'm very blessed and lucky to have made a good living doing what I've loved to… — Donnie Fritts Copy Share Image
I was in Hollis' band for eight years, playing drums. At one time we had Barry Beckett, Jimmy Johnson, David Hood - everybody but… — Donnie Fritts Copy Share Image
As long as you have those brilliant songs, it didn't matter how bad you played, or how bad he sang on 'em sometimes. It… — Donnie Fritts Copy Share Image
I've known just thousands of people a hell of a lot more talented than me who never could get anywhere. — Donnie Fritts Copy Share Image
