Alive Quote by Derek Trucks

I was nine when I bought my first guitar at a garage sale.

— Derek Trucks

We got our old Neve recording console, it was owned by The Kinks for a long time.

— Derek Trucks

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

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

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

You can't have the Allman Brothers without Butch Trucks and Gregg Allman. Those are just irreplaceable spirits.

— Derek Trucks

I think we appreciate the musicianship we're surrounded with. Too many bands - it's an ego trip for the leader.

— Derek Trucks

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

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

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

I live in Jacksonville, Florida, but Atlanta always feels like the hometown gig.

— Derek Trucks

When you think about your heroes, it absolutely shapes how you play and who you are.

— Derek Trucks