Listen to the Beatles' 'Things We Said Today.' Ringo Starr does not play a fill in the entire song. It doesn't need it. 'A Day In the Life' has gorgeous fills, but there, the song needs it. When I play… — Benmont Tench Copy Share Image
What a good session musician does is listen to the song, to the artist, and to the other players. That way you can help bring out the song and help the artist express what they want to express. It's never… — Benmont Tench Copy Share Image
I did enjoy Nashville a lot of the time, because I made really good friends who were really good songwriters, and they would be… — Benmont Tench Copy Share Image
I don't know about five guys against the world. It's more like five guys against these three chords, and we're gonna wrestle 'em down… — Benmont Tench Copy Share Image
The idea that I could write songs that people wanted to hear came from other people who said they liked what I did. — Benmont Tench Copy Share Image
Sometimes you work with somebody you've never heard of because you just feel like working. — Benmont Tench Copy Share Image
I'm not an overly skilled piano player or organ player at all, but I think I'm the right piano and organ player for the… — Benmont Tench Copy Share Image
I learned to play piano in a rock n' roll context or band context from country records - you know, Floyd Cramer - and… — Benmont Tench Copy Share Image
Working with Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson takes you up another level. — Benmont Tench Copy Share Image
I was just writing songs because, if a song shows up, you've gotta write it. I didn't know what to do with them. I… — Benmont Tench Copy Share Image
