60 Quotes by Derek Trucks

It's always nice with two guitarists in one band to have some contrast.

I'm a big fan of other guitar players, Duane Allman and tons of them, but I don't really love totally guitar-specific albums.

It's funny, sometimes life just comes down to bringing a little bit of light to somebody when you can.

I remember a festival we did in Denmark with the Clapton band where you suddenly realize it's an actual band - and you're on an equal stage playing music together.

I've always been of that mindset - when you're writing tunes with people, there's a traditional way of chopping things up, and then there's the way that feels right. If people contribute, you hit 'em accordingly.

When you do a different city every night, it's easy to repeat things. There are songs you want to play for people and get excited about so you don't always switch things up.

I think on some level, you always carry your first and biggest influences with you, whether it's the Allman Brothers or Col. Bruce Hampton, people that you learned a huge amount of what you do from. So it's always there.

I remember recording with Johnny Sandlin at his place right outside Muscle Shoals and he turned me on to a lot of those musicians at an early age, like Roger Hawkins and David Hood and just a ton of great players.

B.B. King wanted people to carry the torch. He wanted people to keep that music alive, and he would talk about it.