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Gregg Allman

I would like to be remembered as a - somebody who could rock your soul or make your cry with a song. And somebody who's kind, who loved to laugh, and loved his God.

— Gregg Allman love

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

— Gregg Allman man

I said, other people can write songs, let's see if I can. So the first 400 or 500 wound up on the floor somewhere. Then I wrote one called Melissa.

— Gregg Allman people

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

— Gregg Allman music

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.

— Gregg Allman love

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

— Gregg Allman

I got tired of playing other people's songs.

— Gregg Allman people

The booking agent had the audacity to take 10 percent, so we wound up with about $100 a week apiece.

— Gregg Allman book

When I got out of high school, I thought, I'll take a year or two off and play the clubs, get this out of my system, and then go to med school.

— Gregg Allman thought

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.

— Gregg Allman time

'Queen of Hearts' is one I'm really proud of because I worked so hard on it, and then I was told it wasn't good enough to be included on an Allman Brothers album. That directly led me to go into the studio and cut 'Laid Back,' my first solo release. So 'Queen of Hearts' is special to me.

— Gregg Allman art

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.

— Gregg Allman life

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

— Gregg Allman world

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

— Gregg Allman wit

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

— Gregg Allman play

In my line of business, there's no better feeling than having a real nice work that you're really satisfied with.

— Gregg Allman work

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

— Gregg Allman love

Pop just didn't have enough substance for me. All this nyah-nyah-nyah, you know, 'Paper Tiger' and 'Hold the Ladder, James' and 'Crimson and Clover.' That wasn't music!

— Gregg Allman love

So many people out there can probably sing very good - all they need to do is just drop their inhibitions. That's why most people do their singing in the shower.

— Gregg Allman people

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.

— Gregg Allman good

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.

— Gregg Allman work

There's only one cook in the kitchen, only one chef. I let the soloists do their thing - you've gotta let a man do a solo the way he wants - but as far as picking the tunes and working on the arrangements, I take full responsibility for it.

— Gregg Allman work

When I got out of high school, I thought, 'I'll take a year or two off and play the clubs, get this out of my system, and then go to med school.' More than 40 years later, I figure it's finally time to write about this crazy journey that's taken me around the world and back.

— Gregg Allman time

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.

— Gregg Allman war

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

— Gregg Allman

I would like to be remembered as a - somebody who could rock your soul or make your cry with a song. And somebody whos kind, who loved to laugh, and loved his God.

— Gregg Allman love

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