Dickey Betts Quotes
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I kind of question whether to say this or not, but it's almost like the Allman Brothers turned into an Allman Brothers tribute band.
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The thing with Berry and Duane and the rest of us in the original Allman Brothers seemed to be a once-in-a-lifetime thing. When Duane was killed, we knew we lost a great part of that, but we still managed to play some great music.
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Everything comes to an end.
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I have so many great memories of the Allman Brothers early days. It was an incredible time.
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It's hard for people to understand that when five or six guys are together working intensely, they can really get into some duels.
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I really feel like I've written my most effective music in the instrumental realms.
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My daddy had been a fiddler, and I heard a lot of fiddle music as a child. I had a ukulele and had played along with him.
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I wouldn't call myself a jazz player or a blues player.
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I don't have to do Gregg Allman songs.
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Anytime I'm playing music or getting ready to record, Duane Allman will enter my thoughts, and so will Berry Oakley. It's part of my musical makeup and mental process when it comes to music. We learned to play together and taught each other a lot.
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In rock n' roll music, you almost have to apologize for being around more than four or five years. I don't know why.
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Blues players are around for 50 years, and that's just fine.
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My guitar has, like, become part of me, you know.