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Bill Kreutzmann
American
Musician
About the author
I mean, when it gets down to it I just wanted to play the drums. The rest of it never meant that much to me.
Bill Kreutzmann,
American
Musician
#Play
#Rest
I've gone through guys who want to lay on their backs and play like they're full of themselves. You know, I don't care about posing. I mean look at me, do I care about posing?
Bill Kreutzmann,
American
Musician
#Want
#Play
#Care
I'm really thankful and complimented when people come to me and say, thank you for the great times for all these years. But I don't think about it as being a leader.
Bill Kreutzmann,
American
Musician
#People
#Years
#Being
#Leader
I'd rather play here in this small bar and just do a good show. Because it's fun and there's no expectations, it's encouragement to be different, do something new.
Bill Kreutzmann,
American
Musician
#Fun
#Play
#Encouragement
#Expectations
In the very beginning we were a real tight family but now it's different. You know, toward the end, we had separate limos, stuff like that. It's hard to get six giant egos in the same place.
Bill Kreutzmann,
American
Musician
#Now
#Family
#End
#Beginning
I saw a drummer play once when I was a kid and I thought, that's really cool. You know, you're moving. You're using your arms and fingers. So I tried it and I loved it.
Bill Kreutzmann,
American
Musician
#Play
#Thought
I made that decision back in 1985. I was out here getting certified in SCUBA with Garcia in Kona and I thought to myself, this is a place to wake up in in the morning.
Bill Kreutzmann,
American
Musician
#Thought
#Decision
I love the farm, I love growing stuff.
Bill Kreutzmann,
American
Musician
#Love
I care about being able to play. If you're playing with integrity in the music, then that's what matters. But it wasn't that great for me because it was kinda like going back into the old times without the guy.
Bill Kreutzmann,
American
Musician
#Play
#Being
#Old
#Music
#Integrity
#Care
I am just a guy who plays drums.
Bill Kreutzmann,
American
Musician
I always thought it would be really cool to be playing the drums in the show and then have your astral body or whatever travel all through the audience and dig whatever it's like out there.
Bill Kreutzmann,
American
Musician
#Thought
#Body
#Travel
At first I missed it, but it was the amazing energy thing that happened during shows, when a lot of people were like Yay Yay Yeah! I missed that for a while. But I don't miss the regular and the business side of that whole thing.
Bill Kreutzmann,
American
Musician
#People
#First
#Business
#Energy
I mean, we just started, it's a new thing. We're doing this for fun and we're going to see where it goes.
Bill Kreutzmann,
American
Musician
#Fun
I wouldn't be doing this if it wasn't fun. It's just a whole different thing these days.
Bill Kreutzmann,
American
Musician
#Fun
Well, to tell you the straight honest truth, it was like a Grateful Dead cover band. I didn't feel - and nothing against the guys - I didn't feel that they were opening up like they should. I'll tell you what, with guitar players, Steven has what I like in guitar players.
Bill Kreutzmann,
American
Musician
#Nothing
#Truth
#Guitar
It's not the same without Jerry. It never will be.
Bill Kreutzmann,
American
Musician
#Will
Oh yeah, it's great see music and to play music in small places. And it's really fun for me to play here because, you know, I played two feet from people all night. And after all those years, it's great to be able to talk to folks.
Bill Kreutzmann,
American
Musician
#Talk
#People
#Fun
#Years
#Play
#Feet
#Night
#Music
When Garcia died, and I decided not to play, I came out here.
Bill Kreutzmann,
American
Musician
#Play
My dad loved black singers. So listening to New Orleans music, eventually I wanted to play an instrument.
Bill Kreutzmann,
American
Musician
#Play
#Music
#Listening
#Dad