I love to play; a stage is a safe place for me to be. It's not that way for most folks, but I'd be lost without it.

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When I was younger, I had big visions of changing the world.

When I was younger, I had big visions of changing the world.

I saw Ronnie Hawkins play near my hometown, Port Dover, Ontario, and I saw him...

I saw Ronnie Hawkins play near my hometown, Port Dover, Ontario, and I saw him...

I grew up not far from where Motown was founded, maybe 300 miles from Detroit...

I grew up not far from where Motown was founded, maybe 300 miles from Detroit...

After convincing myself that was maybe you should at least help out your neighborhood, I...

After convincing myself that was maybe you should at least help out your neighborhood, I...

Paul Butterfield and I had a band together at one point.

Paul Butterfield and I had a band together at one point.

When I was a kid a growing up in Ontario, Canada, Lake Erie was so...

When I was a kid a growing up in Ontario, Canada, Lake Erie was so...

My first payback to society in life, was The Dolphin Project.

My first payback to society in life, was The Dolphin Project.

I am using soybean based ink, which is recyclable.

I am using soybean based ink, which is recyclable.

I started working with Bob in 1965. We did go through a lot of changes...

I started working with Bob in 1965. We did go through a lot of changes...

By doing something positive in this world, you're helping people and the future. We're all...

By doing something positive in this world, you're helping people and the future. We're all...

I like a lot of bass players. I like a lot of tuba players too.

I like a lot of bass players. I like a lot of tuba players too.

You put a song on the record or on tape and you stop singing it....

You put a song on the record or on tape and you stop singing it....

When CD technology first came out, it was just so much waste.

When CD technology first came out, it was just so much waste.

Go with your first thoughts; they're usually your best thoughts. Pay attention, stick to your...

Go with your first thoughts; they're usually your best thoughts. Pay attention, stick to your...

Also a portion of my sales go directly to Greenpeace.

Also a portion of my sales go directly to Greenpeace.

I'm here in the mountains, in the foothills of the Catskills.

I'm here in the mountains, in the foothills of the Catskills.

You have to remember the band played from 1960 to 1965, every night. You get...

You have to remember the band played from 1960 to 1965, every night. You get...

Country artists, I met a lot of them when I was five, six years old....

Country artists, I met a lot of them when I was five, six years old....

As time goes on we get closer to that American Dream of there being a...

As time goes on we get closer to that American Dream of there being a...

The Band is sounding real good. We've been doing some dates together and they've been...

The Band is sounding real good. We've been doing some dates together and they've been...