Dr. John

The events which transpired five thousand years ago; Five years ago or five minutes ago, have determined what will happen five minutes…

— Dr. John

I've been thinking a lot lately about taking chances, and how it's really just about overcoming your fears. Because the truth is,…

— Dr. John

Indigenous peoples was messed over. It was like a tradition here. We broke every treaty with them that ever was written. I…

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The locals are always going to want the traditions to stay alive. I just hope we can do something about them politicians.

— Dr. John

It's obvious some people don't have an emotional thing for the music.

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When I was a little bitty kid, my aunt showed me how to play a little boogie. It took me years. I…

— Dr. John

Powerful people never educate powerless people in what they need that they can use to take the power away from powerful people;…

— Dr. John

We all, if we go with ego I go or you go ego thing, it's got to be free from all of…

— Dr. John

The Nuclear Industry is conducting a war against humanity.

— Dr. John

I always seemed to be in the right place at the wrong time.

— Dr. John

I started out with the guitar and was a studio musician back in the 50s, and then got shot in my finger.

— Dr. John

History is not everything, but it is a starting point. History is a clock that people use to tell there political and…

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If we don't be going strong, we're going weak, and we can't afford to go weak. We've got too many problems to…

— Dr. John

Marvin Gaye was a killer drummer. I think he just played during the soundchecks and he'd have another guy sing his parts…

— Dr. John

I was criticized by some people for my first album because they said I was taking sacred music. They knew nothing about…

— Dr. John

My dad always pointed out Louis Armstrong's pad when we passed by there. And me and my dad were both proud Louis…

— Dr. John

The old-timers schooled me good. They brainwashed me to respect music, whether we were playing rockabilly or blues or rock and roll.

— Dr. John

That's one of the reason T-Bone Burnett calls me... he thinks I'm used to doing what I do in the studio for…

— Dr. John

It's about knowing how to make a groove happen and keep it going so others can play off it.

— Dr. John

In the network's mind there are no limits.

— Dr. John

You wanna do some livin' before you die. Do it down in New Orleans...

— Dr. John

Right after Katrina, we did 'Sippiana Hericane.' I was real upset with everything.

— Dr. John

My mom was beautiful; she was supposed to be the original Jane in the original Tarzan movie. They asked her to put…

— Dr. John