Robbie Robertson Won't Hit The Road
No tour to support new album BUT you can listen to the whole album online now
The former Band man won't be touring in support of new album How To Become Clairvoyant, saying that he wanted to stick to the promise he made when The Band announced they were quitting touring after The Last Waltz.
In an interview with Billboard he said "I made a movie saying I'm gonna put the road behind me. How about I'm the only person who kept their word."
"Having spent so much time on the road, traveling at an early age, it didn't take a long time to feel like a veteran," Robertson says. "When we got to 'The Last Waltz,' I felt there's not much more I can learn from this. I feel like (if I toured) I would be in the same play every night for the rest of my life. I admire those old road dogs, Willie Nelson, Bob Dylan. That's their life. I try to do other stuff that I don't know how to do."
"Some of my favorite music of all time, whether it be (classical pianist) Glenn Gould, Harry Nilsson, the Beatles or 'Pet Sounds,' none of it was made to be played live. Record making is an extraordinary experience. I like to work on records when I feel inspired, not because it's expected of me."
Meanwhile you can hear the whole of How To Become Clairvoyant on RollingStone.com right now. The album is released in the UK next week.