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You're playing for yourself. And if you're not playing for yourself, you're an entertainer, doing it for the crowd.

~Butch Trucks

Topics: Crowd Doing Entertainer Playing You Yourself

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Listen to John Coltrane. When he plays 'A Love Supreme,' that guy is totally into himself.

~Butch Trucks

Topics: Coltrane Guy He Himself John John Coltrane Listen Love Plays Supreme Totally

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This is show business, and there's room for the shows and the personalities. But I think there's also room for music, for people to play music, and there seems to be an audience developing that's willing to go listen to music again, rather than just be blown away by drum machines and choreography.

~Butch Trucks

Topics: Again Also Audience Away Blown Blown Away Business Choreography Developing Drum Go Just Just Be Listen Machines Music People Personalities Play Play Music Rather Room Seems Show Show Business Shows Than Think Willing I Think

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After being away from it for so long, it's really nice to go out and have 10- or 15,000 people show up and enjoy it. It leaves you with a very good feeling.

~Butch Trucks

Topics: After Away Being Enjoy Feeling Go Good Good Feeling Leaves Long Nice Out People Really Show Up Very You

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When I play, I stare at the left hand of whoever is playing lead. And I get to know what people are playing well enough that when they start going somewhere, once they arrive, I'm already there.

~Butch Trucks

Topics: Arrive Enough Get Going Hand Know Lead Left Once People Play Playing Somewhere Stare Start Well Well Enough Whoever

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Once we started headlining at the Fillmore East, we were free to play all night, at least for the second set. 'Whipping Post' could get lengthy.

~Butch Trucks

Topics: All Night Could East Free Get Least Lengthy Night Once Play Post Second Set Started Were

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If there's anybody who knew how to play in a studio, it was Duane Allman.

~Butch Trucks

Topics: Anybody How Knew Play Studio Who

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Of all the songs we played, 'Statesboro Blues' was the most ripped-off.

~Butch Trucks

Topics: Blues Most Played Songs

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I have the distinction of being the only member of the Allman Brothers who has never missed a single show. I have played every single show the Allman Brothers have ever played.

~Butch Trucks

Topics: Being Brothers Distinction Ever Every Member Missed Never Only Played Show Single Who

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I feel like the Cal Ripkin of rock n' roll.

~Butch Trucks

Topics: Cal Feel Like Rock Rock N Roll Roll I Feel I Feel Like

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Musician

Born: May 11th, 1947

Died: January 24th, 2017

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