Quote

Music should never be harmless.

Robbie Robertson

Change background

T
T
T

Change font

TAGS & TOPICS

Robbie Robertson
Age: 80
Born: 1944
Born: July 5
Actor
Film Actor
Film Score Composer
Guitarist
Record Producer
Recording Artist
Screenwriter
Singer
Singer-Songwriter
City of Toronto
Harmless
Jazz
Musical
Music
Never

More quotes by Robbie Robertson

Image
There is an extraordinary collaborative spirit when you are learning and growing.
Robbie Robertson
Image
When I was playing with Bob Dylan in, like, 1966, I was, like, 20 years old.
Robbie Robertson
Image
I like to work on records when I feel inspired, not because it's expected of me.
Robbie Robertson
Image
When people get together that come from different musical backgrounds, a lot of times there's is a good ... it's very enjoyable to say somebody, let me turn you on to some things, and the other person does the same thing. And they play you stuff that maybe you weren't that familiar with and likewise.
Robbie Robertson
Image
I wanted to develop a guitar style where phrases and lines get there just in the nick of time, like with Curtis Mayfield and Steve Cropper. Subtleties mean so much, and there is a stunning beauty in them.
Robbie Robertson
Image
Record making is an extraordinary experience.
Robbie Robertson
Image
When I was younger, I thought I was too young to really be personal. I thought that what I was feeling and thinking might be half-baked.
Robbie Robertson
Image
You fog the mind, you stir the soul.
Robbie Robertson
Image
There's a bookstore in New York where you could buy scripts, and I got addicted to them because they were easy, quick reads and the pictures were so vivid.
Robbie Robertson
Image
Some music is supposed to be disposable that's OK. A lot of music is fun for today, but it isn't supposed to be timeless it's supposed to be trendy.
Robbie Robertson
Image
I really have to feel a sense of freedom in my storytelling.
Robbie Robertson
Image
I play guitar quite a bit, because I'm always in search of something. I don't play to jam, but because I'm fishing. I'm looking for something, that I hope you can never find. If I do find it, I'm afraid I won't have a need to do this any more.
Robbie Robertson
Image
I'd always thought Cage's 'Root of an Unfocus' would be great in a movie.
Robbie Robertson
Image
Once you establish a foundation of knowing what the greatest recording artists of all time were Wouldn't you want your kids to know this stuff?
Robbie Robertson
Image
Working on 'The Last Waltz' introduced me to Martin Scorsese, and I had been a movie bug since I was a young kid.
Robbie Robertson
Image
I come from a family who prided themselves, both sides, on memory. And I was told growing up, constantly, that I was born with a really good memory.
Robbie Robertson
Image
I don't like overt traditionalism.
Robbie Robertson
Image
Say a prayer for the lost generation, who spin the wheel out of desperation.
Robbie Robertson
Image
It's a bit of a sore spot, the Thanksgiving in Indian country.
Robbie Robertson
Image
I try not to think the song to death. The main criteria is if it's working on an emotional level.
Robbie Robertson