--- title: "1 Les Paul Quotes By Derek Trucks" description: "1 Les Paul quotes by Derek Trucks. Plus more from Derek Trucks and more Les Paul sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c2b/derek-trucks-11274_guitar_i-used-a-57-les-paul-on-one-track-these_471704.jpg" --- > [I used a '57 Les Paul on one track, 'These Walls', which features Alam Khan on sarod. I tuned it way down because the sarode is naturally in C but I tuned the guitar down to D and he came…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/derek-trucks/i-used-a-57-les-paul-on-one-track-these-walls-which-features-alam/) [Derek Trucks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/derek-trucks/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c2b/derek-trucks-11274_guitar_i-used-a-57-les-paul-on-one-track-these_471704.jpg) ## More by Derek Trucks > [I was nine when I bought my first guitar at a garage sale.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/derek-trucks/i-was-nine-when-i-bought-my-first-guitar-at-a-garage-sale/) [Derek Trucks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/derek-trucks/) > [We got our old Neve recording console, it was owned by The Kinks for a long time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/derek-trucks/we-got-our-old-neve-recording-console-it-was-owned-by-the-kinks-for-a/) [Derek Trucks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/derek-trucks/) > [I remember recording with Johnny Sandlin at his place right outside Muscle Shoals and he turned me on to a lot of those musicians…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/derek-trucks/i-remember-recording-with-johnny-sandlin-at-his-place-right-outside/) [Derek Trucks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/derek-trucks/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/derek-trucks/one-of-those-rolling-stone-greatest-guitar-player-lists-came-out-and/) [Derek Trucks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/derek-trucks/) > [I used a '57 Les Paul on one track, 'These Walls', which features Alam Khan on sarod. I tuned it way down because the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/derek-trucks/i-used-a-57-les-paul-on-one-track-these-walls-which-features-alam/) [Derek Trucks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/derek-trucks/) > [You can't have the Allman Brothers without Butch Trucks and Gregg Allman. Those are just irreplaceable spirits.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/derek-trucks/you-can-t-have-the-allman-brothers-without-butch-trucks-and-gregg/) [Derek Trucks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/derek-trucks/) > [B.B. King wanted people to carry the torch. He wanted people to keep that music alive, and he would talk about it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/derek-trucks/b-b-king-wanted-people-to-carry-the-torch-he-wanted-people-to-keep/) [Derek Trucks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/derek-trucks/) > [I think we appreciate the musicianship we're surrounded with. Too many bands - it's an ego trip for the leader.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/derek-trucks/i-think-we-appreciate-the-musicianship-we-re-surrounded-with-too-many/) [Derek Trucks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/derek-trucks/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/derek-trucks/the-one-thing-the-allman-brothers-band-does-not-do-is-phone-it-in/) [Derek Trucks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/derek-trucks/) > [A lot of the gear came out of some of the old studios here in New York City. We picked up a lot of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/derek-trucks/a-lot-of-the-gear-came-out-of-some-of-the-old-studios-here-in-new/) [Derek Trucks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/derek-trucks/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/derek-trucks/i-remember-a-festival-we-did-in-denmark-with-the-clapton-band-where/) [Derek Trucks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/derek-trucks/) > [I live in Jacksonville, Florida, but Atlanta always feels like the hometown gig.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/derek-trucks/i-live-in-jacksonville-florida-but-atlanta-always-feels-like-the/) [Derek Trucks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/derek-trucks/) > [When you think about your heroes, it absolutely shapes how you play and who you are.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/derek-trucks/when-you-think-about-your-heroes-it-absolutely-shapes-how-you-play/) [Derek Trucks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/derek-trucks/) > [My dad was a roofer; my mom worked in elementary school.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/derek-trucks/my-dad-was-a-roofer-my-mom-worked-in-elementary-school/) [Derek Trucks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/derek-trucks/) > [When I had the idea to build a home studio, the purpose was to start making records.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/derek-trucks/when-i-had-the-idea-to-build-a-home-studio-the-purpose-was-to-start/) [Derek Trucks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/derek-trucks/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/les-paul/derek-trucks/#itemlist", "name": "1 Les Paul Quotes By Derek Trucks", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I used a '57 Les Paul on one track, 'These Walls', which features Alam Khan on sarod. 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