43 Quotes by Rick Danko

Bob wrote the song during The Basement Tapes time period; we put it on Music From Big Pink. Richard did a great job singing it in falsetto.

It's hard for me to sit around and discuss what I do - I'm used to hearing other people talk about what I do - It makes me very uncomfortable.

God don't like complaints.

He was a 'how' thinker, not an 'if' thinker.

Go with your first thoughts; they're usually your best thoughts. Pay attention, stick to your goals and follow those guidelines. It's all right there if you reach for it, unless you want to punch timeclocks and work for somebody. That's what we liked about America, the land of opportunity. All your dreams can come true.

I’m here in the mountains, in the foothills of the Catskills.

I love to play; a stage is a safe place for me to be. It’s not that way for most folks, but I’d be lost without it.

He was a ‘how’ thinker, not an ‘if’ thinker.

I saw Ronnie Hawkins play near my hometown, Port Dover, Ontario, and I saw him play there on New Year’s Eve and the following spring I booked myself to be his opening act on maybe five shows, and he hired me after the first night.