Author: Levon Helm

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Dad and mom would have preferred that I be a doctor, a lawyer, a scientist, or a great humanitarian.

Dad and mom would have preferred that I be a doctor, a lawyer, a scientist, or a great humanitarian.

- Levon Helm

I never subscribe to the stay-at-home policy. I'm not sick of the road or sick of eating in good restaurants around the country. I like to travel.

I never subscribe to the stay-at-home policy. I'm not sick of the road or sick of eating in good restaurants around the country. I like to travel.

- Levon Helm

I love horns, and the bigger the band, the better it sounds to my ear.

I love horns, and the bigger the band, the better it sounds to my ear.

- Levon Helm

Conway Twitty was always our local hero while I was growing up. He had a series of good bands. I wanted to sit in, if Conway would let me. And he did a couple of times.

Conway Twitty was always our local hero while I was growing up. He had a series of good bands. I wanted to sit in, if Conway would let me. And he did a couple of times.

- Levon Helm

You got to pick one - pay your medical bills or pay the mortgage. Most people can't do both, and I'm no different.

You got to pick one - pay your medical bills or pay the mortgage. Most people can't do both, and I'm no different.

- Levon Helm

Don't we all want what's best for each other?

Don't we all want what's best for each other?

- Levon Helm

By the time The Band did The Last Waltz, the chemistry had changed, and it wasn't a thrill anymore to live that studio kind of life.

By the time The Band did The Last Waltz, the chemistry had changed, and it wasn't a thrill anymore to live that studio kind of life.

- Levon Helm

With horns and a full rhythm section, the drums always looked like the best seat in the house.

With horns and a full rhythm section, the drums always looked like the best seat in the house.

- Levon Helm

If it doesn't come from your heart, music just doesn't work.

If it doesn't come from your heart, music just doesn't work.

- Levon Helm

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