To be part of the Allmans for 15 years was a huge honor. I mean, it's a legendary band. I got to be around a lot of people and make a lot of great music. — Derek Trucks Copy Share Image
You hear it in the great musicians, whether it's a drummer or a horn player or a guitar player - you hear them take those breaths. You can feel that there's something they're trying to tell you. — Derek Trucks Copy Share Image
We got our old Neve recording console, it was owned by The Kinks for a long time. — Derek Trucks Copy Share Image
I remember recording with Johnny Sandlin at his place right outside Muscle Shoals and he turned me on to a lot of those musicians… — Derek Trucks Copy Share Image
One of those Rolling Stone Greatest Guitar Player lists came out and there was no Albert King. That's impossible! There are 10 people on… — Derek Trucks Copy Share Image
I used a '57 Les Paul on one track, 'These Walls', which features Alam Khan on sarod. I tuned it way down because the… — Derek Trucks Copy Share Image
You can't have the Allman Brothers without Butch Trucks and Gregg Allman. Those are just irreplaceable spirits. — Derek Trucks Copy Share Image
B.B. King wanted people to carry the torch. He wanted people to keep that music alive, and he would talk about it. — Derek Trucks Copy Share Image
I think we appreciate the musicianship we're surrounded with. Too many bands - it's an ego trip for the leader. — Derek Trucks Copy Share Image
The one thing the Allman Brothers Band does not do is phone it in. They bring it every night and that's something I draw… — Derek Trucks Copy Share Image
A lot of the gear came out of some of the old studios here in New York City. We picked up a lot of… — Derek Trucks Copy Share Image
I remember a festival we did in Denmark with the Clapton band where you suddenly realize it's an actual band - and you're on… — Derek Trucks Copy Share Image
I live in Jacksonville, Florida, but Atlanta always feels like the hometown gig. — Derek Trucks Copy Share Image
When you think about your heroes, it absolutely shapes how you play and who you are. — Derek Trucks Copy Share Image
When I had the idea to build a home studio, the purpose was to start making records. — Derek Trucks Copy Share Image
