Bobby Keys
Bobby Keys
Robert Henry "Bobby" Keyswas an American saxophonist who performed with other musicians as a member of several horn sections of the 1970s. He appears on albums by the Rolling Stones, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Harry Nilsson, Delaney & Bonnie & Friends, George Harrison, Eric Clapton, Joe Cocker and other prominent musicians. Keys played on hundreds of recordings and was a touring musician from 1956 until his death in 2014...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionSaxophonist
Date of Birth18 December 1943
CitySlaton, TX
CountryUnited States of America
I played in the high school band. I was the one baritone saxophone out of 80 other people. No one could tell whether I was hittin the right notes or the wrong notes.
It's pretty scripted on the road: very organised and compartmentalised, and that's the way it has to be with so many people involved in a Stones tour.
I've never thought of my name at the top of the marquee in any particular terms other than, you know, slight bewilderment.
If the people dig it, then I dig it. If the people wanna hear it, then I wanna play it.
We just get up there and play rock-and-roll music, man. Everybody sweats and has a good time.
John Lennon, who was a good friend of mine, he had one of the best senses of humor of any human being. And Keith Richards, fantastic sense of humor. They were smart, sharp. They had their own thoughts on matters.
Sometimes, I play a round of extremely poor golf.
The first session I did with the Stones was an accident. I just happened to be wandering down the hallway of the same studio.
I always loved Little Anthony and the Imperials. They were like the precursors of the Temptations. I loved their music.