Nobody cites RR as their guitar god.

In the meantime here is an interview where John speaks to his credits on albums for The Band and royalties he had not been getting and ended up getting when he was asked to work on The Last Waltz. If I do the lions share of the writing and suddenly they all think we are living in a commune, then that’s just delusional-and anti american. You can look her up on the internet. The songs we’ve co-written, when it came down to constructing the song, that was my job. The Weight Written by: J.R. Robertson I pulled into Nazareth, was feelin' about half past dead; I just need some place where I can lay my head. I didn’t know that about U2 but it makes sense. Length 4:34 "The Weight" is a 1968 song by The Band. You need to deal with that.He’s still alive and kicking and doing very well. RR needs to read a dictionary before he starts on history. Does that make you sad too?Baloney. If RR did write most of the lyrics for the songs, do you think that the music just magically appeared? I would imagine that if The Band had set it up for Robbie to get 75% of all royalties and the rest of the band to split the remaining 25%, those other four musical superstars would have lead a prosperous life like they deserved. Tons of drummers learned from Levon.I believe Levon’s claim – Robbie Robertson couldn’t have done it without Levon. I’m not defending Robbie Robertson’s personality, I’ve never met him. From my experience of being in a band, I’ve worked with musicians who are far more talented than I am, yet completely reluctant or even unable to put pen to paper and write songs, or even help me with mine for that matter.Finally, I agree with Jean on this subject: If The Band was meant to be a joint effort, and Robbie Robertson was simply to share songwriting credits on songs that he worked on alone whilst other members drank or partied, where would be the justice in that? Send us a link to your music.The Band’s manager Albert Grossman was a master at deals that got him more than 50% of the royalties. That is to say that listeners often attribute deep meaning to “The Weight” whereas the song’s … I’m like most who’ve commented a huge fan of The Band. Then there is usually also a publishing company that takes its slice (often 50% I guess). He may have been cheated a little. Levon was one hell of an actor which went strong from 1978 to 1983 but still had an acting thing in the 1990s.

That makes the reclusive Garth Hudson the only other surviving member of The Band besides Mr. Robertson. This article is about the 1968 song. Instead, Robbie Robertson (the man who wrote the lyrics) said "I just wrote it. Furthermore, it holds a spot on the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s coveted “500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Roll”.“The Weight” has a rich history dating back to its time. Consider yourself stumped.Gee, both Richard and Rick did what you accuse RR of doing: claim they wrote songs by themselves. Like Neil Peart, Robbie admits to being a prodigious reader of anything and everything-something Levon feels the need to make fun of. Stay tuned as they say.May I ask what your interest is? C’mon, a “The Weight no 2” – released solo in the end of the 80:s – wouldn’t have been fresh.Not uncommon for artists to product their most creative work when they are younger. The other four members had need to keep touring because no “The Band” songwriting or publishing royalties made it into their bank accounts, they could not practically afford to retire to Hollywood to write movie scores while The Band’s cataloge royaties poured in. As for royalties, a lot of people have little knowledge of the music industry.


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