12 Quotes by Donald Dunn

I try to keep people happy. I go out of my way to get a smile. That's the way my mother raised me.

Elvis wore a halo. Otis Redding did, too. You knew you were playing with a star when you played with them.

I tried the guitar, but it had two strings too many. It was just too complicated, man! Plus, I grew up with Steve Cropper. There were so many good guitar players, another one wasn't needed. What was needed was a bass.

I knew when I got to play with Al Jackson I would be a better bass player because he was the best drummer in the world. I worshipped him.

When Elvis sang, it almost sounded like he was whispering. But after you heard the record, his voice was the strongest thing you ever heard. He was incredible.

When I was a kid, I used to look in the mirror and pretend I was Elvis.

I always look back and say I should have made more. It should have been more lucrative, but it wasn't.

Most of my school friends and even a few of my teachers called me 'Duck.'

When I heard BB King's 'Sweet Sixteen,' I knew I wanted to play bass because that was the thing that made that record: the bass player.