You have to remember the band played from 1960 to 1965, every night. You get into a rut playing nightclubs every night, and you didn't want to run it into the ground.

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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...

He was a 'how' thinker, not an 'if' thinker.

He was a 'how' thinker, not an 'if' thinker.

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...

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...

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...

Getting older, I realize I've had a very fortunate life. I've had a budget that's...

Getting older, I realize I've had a very fortunate life. I've had a budget that's...

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

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

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...

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.

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

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

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...

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

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

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

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

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...

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...

I love to play; a stage is a safe place for me to be. It's...

I love to play; a stage is a safe place for me to be. It's...

The pressures, I don't really like to think about the pressures, I like to solve...

The pressures, I don't really like to think about the pressures, I like to solve...

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 I used to play nightclubs, you had to play Top 40 or favorite oldies...

When I used to play nightclubs, you had to play Top 40 or favorite oldies...