Chuck Berry told me if it wasn't for Louis Jordan, he wouldn't have probably ever even got into music. That Louis Jordan changed everything and made him want to become a musician. Robbie Robertson berrychangechuck Change image and share on social
By the time I was 13, I was the only one in London, Ontario, who knew how to play rock n' roll. Robbie Robertson knowlondonontario Change image and share on social
I love traditional music. But in any culture around the world, there is the historic and cultural music and everything that's been passed down and passed down, and hopefully you take that, and then you take it, you know, the next distance, and then somebody else takes it the next distance. Robbie Robertson culturalculturedistance share on social
There's something so healthy about young people speaking up in unity. Robbie Robertson healthypeoplespeak Change image and share on social
I thought of a lot of people from the same era when I was making a lot of records that had continued making a lot of records. A lot of it didn't seem terribly inspired. Robbie Robertson continueerainspire Change image and share on social
Musical revolutions, I don't know how many I've been through. Robbie Robertson havemusicalrevolution Change image and share on social
In Americana, the facts and the dreams seem to be all the same to me. Robbie Robertson americanadreamfact Change image and share on social
I've been really fortunate that I've been at a lot of critical crossroads in my musical journey. When I look back, there are some pretty interesting things to look at. Robbie Robertson backcriticalcrossroad Change image and share on social
The native music of North America, the original-roots music of this country, is also the underworld music of this country. Robbie Robertson americacountrymusic Change image and share on social
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. I'm looking for something, that I hope you can never find. If I do find it, I'm afraid I won't have a need to do this any more. Robbie Robertson afraidbitefind share on social