Bill Kreutzmann
Bill Kreutzmann
William "Bill" Kreutzmann, Jr. is an American drummer who played with the music group the Grateful Dead for its entire thirty-year career. He has continued to perform with former members of the Grateful Dead in various lineups, and with his own bands BK3, 7 Walkers and Billy & the Kids...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionDrummer
Date of Birth7 May 1946
CityPalo Alto, CA
CountryUnited States of America
thank-you thinking years
I'm really thankful and complimented when people come to me and say, thank you for the great times for all these years. But I don't think about it as being a leader.
brothers dead dirty dozen music opened orleans
I've always loved New Orleans music. I always loved it when the Neville Brothers opened up for the Grateful Dead and the Dirty Dozen and all that.
american-musician
I wouldn't be doing this if it wasn't fun. It's just a whole different thing these days.
school
I went to prep school for one year in Arizona. It was called Orme.
american-musician gets meant
I mean, when it gets down to it I just wanted to play the drums. The rest of it never meant that much to me.
four stopped three touch
I didn't play after the Grateful Dead stopped playing. I didn't touch anything for three or four months, and I just got pretty crazy.
american-musician egos family hard separate six stuff tight toward
In the very beginning we were a real tight family but now it's different. You know, toward the end, we had separate limos, stuff like that. It's hard to get six giant egos in the same place.
beings essence good human music parts
I really like to go for the essence of things - the most beautiful parts of things - of human beings or of music. If there are things in there that are getting in the way and complicating it, it's just not good for me.
I just don't see myself as retiring. As long as I'm healthy and can play the drums, that's what I'm going to do because that's the most fun thing that I know how to do.
american-musician
When Garcia died, and I decided not to play, I came out here.
best music playing
Playing music is just one of the best things. I can't retire.
home matter
No matter how nice a hotel is, it's not home.
maybe
Maybe because I'm a Taurus, I like to watch plants grow.
I find inspiration and rhythm in everything. Really I do. And I find inspiration in the really quiet moments.