In a recent interview with K-EARTH 101, Gregg Allman discussed how grateful he is to have been involved with the Allman Brothers Band, citing numerous times when fans approached him with stories of how the band’s music had changed their lives for the better, even one who said their music was his only solace in the Vietnam War. “For many years, I had no idea of the effect the Allman Brothers’ music had on people,” Allman says. “And the lasting effect.”

He also talked about his relationship with Dickey Betts, the Allman Brothers guitarist who was fired from the band in 2000, and how he wouldn’t be opposed to playing and writing with Betts in the future. “Well, it makes no sense to hold grudges for the rest of your life, that’s a childish thing,” Allman says. “You just gotta let bygones be bygones.”

After explaining why a fast guitar solo isn’t necessarily a good one, Allman responded to a question about a future collaboration with the surviving Grateful Dead members. “That would be wonderful,” he says. “Bobby Weir is one of my favorite people on this earth. Yes, I think it would be wonderful if we all merged and came up with something brand-new. Not necessarily Grateful Dead songs and Allman Brothers songs, but all-new material.”

But for now, Allman continues his current tour with his solo band. Coming off his recent Doobie Brothers collaboration at Laid Back Festival, Allman will be playing tonight at Pier Six Pavilion in Baltimore, MD, before paying two more East Coast dates and heading out west to Telluride, CO’s Blues & Brews Festival.