While I was there, I was just gathering images and names, and ideas and rhythms, and I was … - Robbie Robertson

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If I wasn't so insecure about myself I wouldn't work as hard as I do. I am constantly seeking approval.

Robbie Robertson

While I was there, I was just gathering images and names, and ideas and rhythms, and I was storing all of these things - which I didn't realize I was doing - but I was storing them all in an attic in my mind somewhere. And when it was time to sit down and write songs, when I reached into the attic to see what I was gonna write about, that's what was there.

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