The guys that I played with, Hollis Dixon and the Keynotes - just about all the great musicians from Muscle Shoals.We played fraternity parties and kids' dances. They were called "lead outs" for kids in high school. We played wherever… — 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
