Quotes from Gregg Allman

The thing with the piano is, the piano is like percussion almost - well, it is. You have to... not beat on it, but there is more work involved than a Hammond. With a Hammond, you just lay your hands on the keys, man, and you're gone.

I really told my story as I saw it in 'Cross to Bear,' and I was pleased - and a bit surprised - by how well it was received and how it sold. No. 2 on the 'New York Times' bestseller list? I'll take that any day, my man!

I didn't think we would ever make enough money to pay rent by playing music.

There are as many ways to write songs as there are songs.

I've come to the conclusion that I'm not supposed to be married.

I have been going to the gym instead of the bar, trying to get back down to my fighting weight.

Before I got into rock n' roll, I was going to be a dentist.

As they say in the bible, that you're supposed to rejoice when people die and mourn when they're born, because it's one of the most painful acts you go through in life, is being born, and dying.

When you travel on a bus with guys who love all kinds of music, you get exposed to some great stuff, man.

My father was murdered when I was two. Duane, even though he was only a year and 18 days my elder, he became a father figure to me. I would have done anything for my brother - I loved him so much.

I've never sat down and tried to write something for some occasion. You just write the tune and stay totally wide open to everything. It'll find the person or persons who are supposed to do it.

Gotta take my puppy on the road with me, Killer.

I play every show like it's my last. Fortunately, that's never turned out to be the case.

I got Jimmy Hall from Wet Willie and he also plays now with Hank Williams Jr.

I was always the Doubting Thomas of the bunch, and I don't think I was convinced about the Allman Brothers until 'Fillmore East' hit - that one removed all doubt!

People always lean toward who's the best guitar player, who's the best singer? I don't see it that way. They're all the best, you know? They've all gotten your attention, you've admired them, you've tried to sing like them. That makes them the best, each and every one of 'em.

Clapton asked my brother to play on his record. I thought that was the most wonderful thing in the world.

At the Muddy Waters thing, I played the first song by myself on an acoustic guitar. I thought that was great that y'all did that tribute to Muddy Waters. I had a real good time

I got tired of playing other people's songs.

I could not see myself going back into the studio without Tommy Dowd, our beloved producer who passed away in 2002. Then in 2009, Michael Lehman, my manager, really pushed me to meet with T Bone Burnett. I ended up meeting with T Bone in Memphis, and we hit it off right away; I knew he was a guy I could work with.

Stage fright is not a thing about 'Am I any good?' It's about 'Am I gonna be good tonight?' It's a right-now thing. It helps me. If I went out there thinkin', 'Eh, we'll go slaughter 'em,' I'm positive something would go seriously wrong.

45 years is a long time to do anything, let alone for a rock band to play together. I'm proud of what we've accomplished and proud that we've kept the high standards.

You got to be pretty thin to be in the movies, or it helps. I would actually love to do it.

I left home the day after I graduated from high school because I knew we weren't going to make any dough to pay the rent in music.