Cameron Crowe

He was kind to me, for example.

But he was a politician for the soul of rock.

And to me, he was legend instantly for that and many other reasons.

Well, I think generally I was able to witness people that would come through a tour or backstage, and you could tell the people that were there to, like, party.

and act like they're a rock star too and that person would leave the room and you'd hear how they were talked about by the bands and you just go wow okay well i get it you know i don't play an instrument so i'm not going to be in a band or try to be in in this band but generally i thought like um

Be the guy that's there to document it.

And when you're done, go home.

Don't stay out or try and hang out in the hotel rooms.

Go back to your room and transcribe the interview.

I remember something, Terry, that happened early on.

I was on the road with the Allman Brothers Band.

And I loved the Allman Brothers Band.

And they were staying at the Continental Hyatt House in Los Angeles.

And I was covering them for Rolling Stone.

And after their show at the Forum, they all came back to this kind of communal room to party and jam.

And so there's Greg Allman playing, you know, this blues song, Come In My Kitchen.

And I'm just loving it.

He's like eight feet away.

And there's some people singing.

And there's another guy playing guitar over there.