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
american-musician feet great music oh people played small talk
Oh yeah, it's great see music and to play music in small places. And it's really fun for me to play here because, you know, I played two feet from people all night. And after all those years, it's great to be able to talk to folks.
best music playing
Playing music is just one of the best things. I can't retire.
integrity play what-matters
I care about being able to play. If you're playing with integrity in the music, then that's what matters. But it wasn't that great for me because it was kinda like going back into the old times without the guy.
encouragement fun play
I'd rather play here in this small bar and just do a good show. Because it's fun and there's no expectations, it's encouragement to be different, do something new.
moving kids play
I saw a drummer play once when I was a kid and I thought, that's really cool. You know, you're moving. You're using your arms and fingers. So I tried it and I loved it.
dad play new-orleans
My dad loved black singers. So listening to New Orleans music, eventually I wanted to play an instrument.
mean play guy
I've gone through guys who want to lay on their backs and play like they're full of themselves. You know, I don't care about posing. I mean look at me, do I care about posing?
play guy
I am just a guy who plays drums.
bundle carried time wife woodstock
In the Woodstock movie, you see Justin, my son, who is now a filmmaker, being carried off by my wife at the time to the helicopter. He's just this little bundle of joy in her arms. And it's 1969.
excited fear thousands
When you go on the stage before thousands of people, you can be excited and nervous, but it's not fear.
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.