Allman Brothers' Dickey Betts emotional video before his death, Allman Brothers Band guitarist died

So Dicky, you've taken a bunch of months off this year and you're looking pretty healthy, what have you been up to? Well, I've been watching a lot of TV and I've been fishing a lot and Um, I stopped fishing because I wasn't catching any fish and one of my friends told me I had to put bait out. You know, you can't fish with just the hook, so now I'm going to start using it. bait I've been eating a lot of ice cream and you listening um listening to a lot of music and uh I don't know I've been pretty bored I've actually been playing golf.

I've been trying to get it. putting my golf game back together, yes, it's been a job. I've probably been working pretty hard on it. I was joking about the fish. You know, trying to be funny, but on the golf thing I've really been working hard. And boy, does it come slow. I mean, it arrives. Slow, you know, but it's coming. The thing about golf is you have to work really hard to get better, when you do well you're sick of it, it's like you go to work, you know, go to the golf course, put in a few hours, you know, do you? how's the music?

If you've been playing guitar at home or writing or doing anything like that, well, no, not much, because I was really trying to take advantage of it. some time off, you know, so I've really been trying to avoid having jam sessions and doing it alone because I really wanted to try to take some time off, but now I'm starting to feel a little empty and kind. of wanting to start writing, you know, even if no one wants to listen to it, you know it's good to write and just get it out of your system, so I know I'm going to write something and, uh, yeah, I'm at the point where I just need to go back a few months. when I said I was going to take some time off I got to the point I wanted to do I felt the need to do something different and nothing different was happening so I just decided to make something happen by just doing nothing, if you don't do anything it's probably for something to happen; that's the idea.

I just give something a chance to happen by just sitting back and, uh, dodging things for a while. Although you know, I don't know why I chose this particular time to do it because you know all of our people have been responding wonderfully, you know we're getting a lot of people to come enjoy the

band

and, uh, I mean it. Not going back because, uh, the shows were failing in some way because I mean, people hadn't let us down at all, I mean, they've been supporting, you know, from the beginning, so something's going to happen anyway.

It happens, you know, but I have to give it I have to give it space, you know, I have to give it space to happen, I mean, music is what I do, so you know, I just hope I get so bored that I'll sit down and put together something thoughtful, uh, I hate writing where you can hear the artificial part. You know, if I'm trying to write, you can hear that I'm trying to write and that's what I'm not. like I won't, I won't write like this yeah yeah yeah yeah it's just coming out like in uh, you know, and I'm enjoying it, man, this is, yeah, just keep writing this, this is good, I did it.

I don't want to say this for too long, that's when I know I'm writing something and if I can't get to that point then I'm not used to writing anyway, I mean, if you can't, I can. Not writing something that that's, uh, if I can't write something that really means something to me and I can live with it, you know it's not worth it, it's not worth screwing up, but, yeah, that's what I've done. You've been doing well, you know you've written so many amazing instruments when you write something like that, what's your thought process on that?

Because obviously it's so melodic that you can almost hear his words like on Meet Jessica and stuff like that. easier to write a song without lyrics or is it just as difficult to write a song without lyrics well, I don't know, you know, I don't know, but it's easy to answer things when you compare what you did or what you're doing with something else, you know it's easier to explain yourself that way, but no, I don't know any rock and roll writers who write instrumentals, I mean, maybe something like Paul McCartney will come up, so what was Frankenstein or something, yeah, yeah You know, but that PA Cartney thing is kind of an anomaly, it's almost like that's not what he does well, but, you know, you can't compare Lith reading that stuff to jazz musicians. because they really come from a completely different place than me, mi rri um.

I can tell you that this instrumental writing is even difficult to explain the process because it's so uh uh intangible to begin with, so difficult, I mean, I mean. You might think I'm making a joke, but my instruments are named very carefully. I mean, I really spent hours naming and titling my instruments because that's the only indication of what you're trying to convey is the title, yes, but writing instrumentals. it's effective and it connects and it works and people understand it it's really really difficult, really difficult when you look back on your career as a writer and

guitarist

, what are the things that stand out to you that you say you know what?

I'm really really proud of that, well, I don't know how to answer that because you know, you know, the way things came together, you know, we didn't plan it, but meeting with Barry Oakley, Dwayne Alman and those guys. all the guys uh, that's my whole life, I mean, that's you know, I don't know, I can't say it wouldn't have been effective otherwise, but it didn't happen that way, but man, that's all I what I've done and I will do or I did at that time, it's all done kind of um orbiting around that next to Brothers Band, my heart, I mean, so it all comes back to hey, you know, I ended up being in the middle of this great

band

, so that's it.

The most exciting thing that has ever happened to me in my life is being part of that band and all my music is related, of course, to the players and the way we play and, if All Brothers Band hadn't happened, I would like to think well, I could have found some way to try and come back. It would have reached uh you know, the fans. CU would have reached people somehow. I think my music is good enough that I've found a way to be recognized, you know, no matter what, yeah, somehow, you know, you'd know, but a great song is a great song, yeah, what I'm saying is that those great songs might not have been you.

You know, I'd make it through if I hadn't been surrounded by so much energy that was in the other brother's band, so that's what I'm trying to say, you know, what a lucky guy you know that ends up in the middle of that, you know? Yeah, but conversely, that might not have happened if it wasn't like that, if you weren't in that band, yeah, yeah, so Dwayne is your son. Dwayne has been really into writing songs lately, what are you looking over his shoulder? that's exactly what I'm doing um just looking over his shoulder because I don't want I don't want to go in and change change you know how he might be going about it I really don't want to influence him because he This thing he's doing is so cool and, ya You know, I'm really having fun and I'm praying that it somehow has a chance to be effective.

You know, I think I think it's. something's going to happen is going to happen he's writing some beautiful lyrics and his ideas on how to make a track how do you know the architecture of him you know I love what you're doing do you ever, uh, do you ever take a look at your website? have I ever spent any time on your website no, I'm not really a computer guy, you know, I want to watch some porn on my website, but everyone says it's not a good idea, you know, page four, man porn, hello guys, I welcome you. my channel and I am sadly here to announce that the long time

guitarist

of the Dick Bets

brothers

passed away at the age of 0 years old.

His cause of

death

was cancer and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. His family confirmed his

death

on Instagram. The family statement read in quotes It is with deep sadness and great regret that the Bets family announces the peaceful passing of Forest Richard Dicky Bets at the age of 80, the legendary performer, songwriter, bandleader and family patriarch He passed away today at his home in Ospr Florida, surrounded by his family. Dicki was larger than life and his loss will be felt around the world. Bets is known for writing some of the Old Man Brothers' famous songs, such as Revival, and in memory of Elizabeth Reed, Bet left the Old Man Brothers group in 2000 and released a solo album. in July 2001 he called to meet in September 2018 bets had brain surgery after a fall while playing with the family dog ​​while he was sleeping and broke his head causing bleeding due to guilt in August of that year he suffered a stroke in his home and was steadily recovering and responding very well to treatment at the time of his fall, J joh Johansson is now the solo living member of the Man Brothers Band, as Gregman

died

in May 2017 after a battle with liver cancer. , while Drama Bash TR

died

in January of that year.

We send our condolences to his family, friends and fans, may his soul rest in peace.