Like the Allman Brothers Band, their manager Phil Walden never apologized for where he came from. The South gave the world its music—blues, R&B, rock & roll—and he knew it, even when the world had yet to say thank you. ⁠"It's real. It's real music. Of all the music in the world, American music or its derivatives is the only true universal music. The English rock scene is a derivative of the American rock & roll scene which is derivative of American blues and jazz. It was born here, exported and translated over there, then sent back here in the early Sixties. ⁠Rhythm and blues is the basic building block for all music in America and blues music began rhythm and blues. When done well, it has few equals, if any. ⁠I'm a firm believer in the South and a firm believer in people staying in the South. The South has always been a source of great writers like Faulkner and of great musicians whether they are Louis Armstrongs or Duane Allmans.”