The Band could not have been The Band without Robbie Robertson and vice versa. My advice is to never peak behind the curtain, like Dorothy you will only be disappointed.
Once Were Brothers in theaters Friday, February 28th
The new documentary on the greatest self-contained (songs, instruments, vocals) Rock ’n’ Roll band in the music’s history---The Band, is in theaters tomorrow. Quotations from the movie:
John Hammond Jr.: "Bob Dylan thought they were phenomenal. So he hired the guys."
Taj Mahal: "If there was any American musicians that were comparable to what The Beatles were, it woulda been them."
Bruce Springsteen: "There is no band that emphasizes becoming greater than the sum of their parts than The Band. (I disagree; even taken individually, Levon Helm, Rick Danko, Richard Manual, Garth Hudson, and Robbie Robertson are master musicians, singers, and songwriters).
Bruce continues: "When they came together, something miraculous occurred."
Eric Clapton: (upon hearing Music From Big Pink) "I thought, this is huge. It changed my life."
Mine too, along with every good musician I knew then and have known since.