When you think about your heroes, it absolutely shapes how you play and who you are. — Derek Trucks Copy Share Image
A lot people hit the road trying to make some cash. We are out here trying to do something that we really believe in. That's what all of our musical heroes always did. — 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
