Well I've been playing an SG forever, and I've got some other vintage Gibsons I like to use in the studio. — 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
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
And you can't have an Allman Brothers gig without an Allman brother. I've heard people try to argue that you can, but… — Derek Trucks Copy Share Image
You can remember almost every Elmore James solo by heart because he was playing songs. Nothing's wasted. Nothing's throwaway. — 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… — Derek Trucks Copy Share Image
The tune 'All My Friends,' we recorded because our friend who wrote the song, Scott Boyer, passed way, and Gregg Allman had… — Derek Trucks Copy Share Image
I'm a big fan of other guitar players, Duane Allman and tons of them, but I don't really love totally guitar-specific albums. — 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… — Derek Trucks Copy Share Image
I have only a couple of Super 6s now, but I do have quite a few black-face Fenders around the studio. They… — Derek Trucks Copy Share Image
When you do a different city every night, it's easy to repeat things. There are songs you want to play for people… — Derek Trucks Copy Share Image
George Alessandro in New Jersey builds these great amplifiers. He was working on my Super Reverbs for years and he's kind of… — Derek Trucks Copy Share Image
You hope to catch the band on a good night and you hope that it sounds good when you hear the tapes… — Derek Trucks Copy Share Image
You hear it in the great musicians, whether it's a drummer or a horn player or a guitar player - you hear… — Derek Trucks Copy Share Image
When you're producing your own record, you do your best to be objective and take a step back from it from time… — Derek Trucks Copy Share Image
It's been a slow steady climb since my solo band got together almost 20 years ago. Me and my manager Blake were… — Derek Trucks Copy Share Image
The Allman Brothers Band has a long, storied history and I wouldn't count them out. It's just not in the cards for… — Derek Trucks Copy Share Image
When you're co-leading a band with someone whose career is bigger than your own, like with my wife Susan, it's different. You… — Derek Trucks Copy Share Image
But I think what makes a band great is that you're not trying to be someone else ever. At no point do… — 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… — Derek Trucks Copy Share Image
There's some songs you write like you would write for a four- or five-piece band. But there are times when you start… — 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
