Robbie Robertson Quotes

At a young age I thought, 'Wow, that fiddle thing, that's pretty cool. That mandolin is great. These drums, I like these drums... ' They were Indian drums. And I was saying, 'But that guitar. That guitar. Girls are going to like that guitar.'

Robbie Robertson

• Pretty
• Drums
• Indian
• Fiddle

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• He who gives love, receives love.

  

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• When people say to me 'what do you think of rap music?' my answer is there's no such thing. There's rap and there's music.

  

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• The people who are the most successful in life are not stopped by fear.

  

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• Some of my tattoos are a bit silly, but I know where and what time I got them.

  

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• At a young age I thought, 'Wow, that fiddle thing, that's pretty cool. That mandolin is great. These drums, I like these drums... ' They were Indian drums. And I was saying, 'But that guitar. That guitar. Girls are going to like that guitar.'

  

  Robbie Robertson
  • Pretty
  • Drums
  • Indian