Robert Kennedy, that league. He's an Ameri- can treasure...and a darn good shot, too!
I am hoping to get him to do the forward to my forestry book. As I mentioned, he has forestland down in Plains, and manages it well. He knows about the concerns of folks like me that own and manage their land, try- ing to do the right thing for the big picture. If he agrees to do the forward, I think I could just go on to Heaven. We all had a great time hunting together, and we talked about those dates way back with the Allmans, and about when as Governor of Georgia, he came down to Capricorn studios when we were recording Dickey Bett's "Highway Call" record. He asked good questions back then about music, the recording process, the business, and the personalities that make music, and on our hunt, he asked about the state of the music industry today- the problems, the successes, the failures, the changes in the last 30 years- and he even asked what Mick is like!!
If you could go back in time and change one thing about your life or career, what would it be? No way, dude!! Nada. Zilch, zero. There have been times when I thought I should have studied music a little more before I turned
pro....maybe I could have learned to read music, learned more about orchestral music and been able to write charts for orchestra and the like, but then I would have sacrificed something to do that, and would have missed some of the wonderful times that I had in those early years touring and recording. And I wouldn't have developed my particular style, and therefore might not have done myself any
favors...so really, no regrets, I do what I do, and I am the most grateful person in the world for my life. I have a wonderful family, I've played with some great artists, I've been able to make some contribution in the realm of forestry, and I'm able to continue all of the above. The way I have it figured, I'm going to
live to be about 120, so there is lots out there that I still have to do!!
You've played with EVERYBODY! Is there anyone, living or dead, you wish you could/had perform(ed) with?
Well....not everybody, my friend! Yeah, there are a lot of artists I want to play with...I love Sting's music...and he needs me in his band! I like what he does, but sometimes I want to hear some "edge" in there...and I think I could give an artist like that something to rough it up a bit. I've had a call recently that may turn into a session with the Proclaimers from Scotland...hope that turns into reality. I'm a big fan of Joni Mitchell....have been for years and years...and would walk to L.A. from Georgia to play with her. I like the calls from the up-and
-coming....like I got from the Crowes and from Blues Traveler, so I hope there are bands that I've never heard of that I'll wind up playing with. I would have loved to play with some more of the blues greats...I have played with or jammed with Albert Collins, Buddy Guy, Johnny Johnson, B.B. King, Muddy Waters, Stevie Ray, and a lot of others, but would have loved to play with Al- bert King, Little Walter, Robert Johnson....God, I could go on and on..... •
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