You can go crazy and play solos in the right place, and that's great because it can intensify and bring an emotional lift. But the thing is you don't want to get in the way of the song. — 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
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
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
Sometimes you work with somebody you've never heard of because you just feel like working. — Benmont Tench Copy Share
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
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
Working with Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson takes you up another level. — Benmont Tench Copy Share
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
There was a period when I wrote in Nashville for Maverick and then Warner/Chappell, and it was interesting. — Benmont Tench Copy Share
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… — Benmont Tench Copy Share
We started with Denny Cordell, and he was a great record producer. He knew exactly how to take a band that knew absolutely nothing,… — Benmont Tench Copy Share
