Most studios in Memphis had a house set of drums; the drummers just brought their own sticks. – Steve Cropper
Memphis is in a very lucky position on the map. Everything just gravitated to Memphis for years. – Steve Cropper
My ears won’t fool me. Even when I do a session on digital, we still warm it up somewhere in the process, in mastering or mixing, running the signal through some tubes somewhere. – Steve Cropper
Garry Trudeau put me in the Doonesbury strip many years ago. So I’ve been a cartoon once. – Steve Cropper
I’m a Top 40 record guy. I remember the hits and don’t remember the flops. Something in my brain blocks them out. – Steve Cropper
I could have gone on to be an engineer full time, except that there was more demand for my playing. But the love of working the board never leaves you. – Steve Cropper
Lorne finally said, Do the Blues Brothers thing. The response was amazing. People went nuts. – Steve Cropper
My favorite moment of the whole thing was when John Belushi suggested that I get a hold of all the blues records I could so I could research the music. – Steve Cropper
