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
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.
stuff growing farms
I love the farm, I love growing stuff.
american-musician came heard left
I actually heard from some deadheads that we had the night. They went over to the Kaiser and then they left and came to our gig. It was sweet.
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.
american-musician
It's not the same without Jerry. It never will be.
best music playing
Playing music is just one of the best things. I can't retire.
american-musician
When Garcia died, and I decided not to play, I came out here.
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.
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.
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.
american-musician
I wouldn't be doing this if it wasn't fun. It's just a whole different thing these days.
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.
play guy
I am just a guy who plays drums.
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?