Levon Helm Quotes

• We all love musical architecture; there’s no doubt about that.

  Levon Helm

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• You can either make it come around or you can’t. By the time we would be ready to record a song, we would know for sure that it was the best way we could do it.

  Levon Helm

• With horns and a full rhythm section, the drums always looked like the best seat in the house.

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• When the second record came out, they started calling it The Band. I voted to call it The Crackers. I’m no fool.

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• Well, somebody’s got to sing. They won’t hire you unless you sing.

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• We’re all dealt with the same hand here, so to speak. I feel like I’ve had it a lot better than most people. I’ve had the opportunity to travel and play music all my life.

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• There were no rules, other than that the song should sound good and be fun to play.

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• The way to do it is to put as much life into the song as I can. You can either get it to breathe or you can’t.

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• The rock star stuff never came up for us. The Band was never attacked by groupies before, during or after any show that we ever played.

  Levon Helm

• The Jungle Bush Beaters didn’t last too long as a group, but we had a pretty good time while we did.

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• The crowd is just as important as the group. It takes everything to make it work.

  Levon Helm

• The Band never really played big concert tours. We never sold millions and millions of albums.

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• My dad and I played music. He teaches me a song or two every time I’m home.

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• Most of our stuff was trial and error. You live with a tape recorder, you turn it on, you play the song and you listen to it.

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• Lord, when the song wants to pick up and go a little faster towards the end, it’s hard for me to resist.

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• If you pour some music on whatever’s wrong, it’ll sure help out.

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• If you give it good concentration, good energy, good heart and good performance, the song will play you.

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• If you feel like you’re getting into a rut with a song, a night off usually fixes it.

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• If things are going slow, I’m itchy.

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• I’ve had all the lessons I could get. I’ve learned from everybody I’ve ever met.

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Levon Helm (37)

Birth:	26th May, 1940
Death:	19th April, 2012
Nationality:	American
Profession:	Actor, Drummer, Lyricist, Producer

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