A lot of these guys come up and say, 'Man, you were my influence, the way you thrashed the drums.' They don't seem to understand I was thrashing in order to hear what I was playing. It was anger, not… — Butch Trucks Copy Share Image
I take my laptop with me on the road. When I come home, I log onto AOL, go to the Web site, and answer… — Butch Trucks Copy Share Image
That whole Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame thing - at least half the people in there don't have a place in any kind… — Butch Trucks Copy Share Image
When I listened to Elvin Jones, man, for the first time I heard a drummer that had all the technique plus emotion, passion, feel,… — Butch Trucks Copy Share Image
Johnny Winter doesn't know the word 'subtlety.' But it works, it works. — Butch Trucks Copy Share Image
Once we started headlining at the Fillmore East, we were free to play all night, at least for the second set. 'Whipping Post' could… — Butch Trucks Copy Share Image
We would work up a tune that would make me learn a drum pattern I hadn't played before. In the early stages, the pattern… — Butch Trucks Copy Share Image
Country's cool if you like that kind of thing, but it doesn't have the complexity or - what's the word? - subtlety. — Butch Trucks Copy Share Image
The Allman Brothers 1969 to 1971... were all about... jumping off the cliff... Just taking music and being adventurous with it. — Butch Trucks Copy Share Image
A lot of the cities where we have a strong following, we don't even get to every year anymore. But Stony Brook was a… — Butch Trucks Copy Share Image
See, we started out with a foundation of blues. But then we added people like Miles Davis and John Coltrane to the mix and… — Butch Trucks Copy Share Image
I look at making a record and being in a recording studio as more of a craft; You have to be so much more… — Butch Trucks Copy Share Image
