Song Quotes by Robbie Robertson

Music should never be harmless.

— Robbie Robertson

I try not to think the song to death. The main criteria is if it's working on an emotional level.

— Robbie Robertson

By the time I was 13, I was the only one in London, Ontario, who knew how to play rock n' roll.

— Robbie Robertson

Some people love some music, and they hear it a year later and they think, 'What was I thinking?'

— Robbie Robertson

Some music is supposed to be disposable; that's OK. A lot of music is fun for today, but it isn't supposed to…

— Robbie Robertson

I play guitar quite a bit, because I'm always in search of something. I don't play to jam, but because I'm fishing.…

— Robbie Robertson

I don't know - it's a bit of a mystery of how things come about when they do. I don't have a…

— Robbie Robertson

Chuck Berry told me if it wasn't for Louis Jordan, he wouldn't have probably ever even got into music. That Louis Jordan…

— Robbie Robertson

When I was 14 years old, I had the opportunity to meet Buddy Holly. I asked him how he got that big,…

— Robbie Robertson

Some bands today have the experience of really working together and honing their craft. And other bands are very much like, 'I…

— Robbie Robertson

A lot of times when you're making a record, you put your head down and charge forward until you're done. You just…

— Robbie Robertson

The Beatles tried to do some tours and found it to be completely pointless and became a non-touring band after that, and…

— Robbie Robertson

The Band was rebelling against the rebellion. The rebellion went to a place where it became too obvious, too trendy, like you…

— Robbie Robertson

One of the greatest live recordings, I think, in the history of the world is Ray Charles in Atlanta... And they didn't…

— Robbie Robertson

While I was there, I was just gathering images and names, and ideas and rhythms, and I was storing all of these…

— Robbie Robertson

It would be nice to abandon the verse-chorus-bridge structure completely, and make it so none of these things are definable. ... Make…

— Robbie Robertson

At a young age I thought, 'Wow, that fiddle thing, that's pretty cool. That mandolin is great. These drums, I like these…

— Robbie Robertson

I was a storyteller for The Band. It was never, 'Hey guys, here's a song about what happened to me.' I was…

— Robbie Robertson

People think I left The Band and spoiled this whole thing, and that's not what happened. Nobody broke up The Band. Nobody…

— Robbie Robertson