Gregg Allman says that the death of Duane Allman was detrimental to the Allman Brothers, leaving the group without a leader after his passing in 1971.
"Every organization, I guess, needs a leader, a focal point — somebody [to] say, 'Go, stop,'" Allman told Newsday. "That's something Allman Brothers, after my brother, never had. It was just a bunch of head chefs together."
Yet, Gregg adds he's happy to have kept the group, who called it quits last fall, together.
"Listen, now, don't get me wrong. I'm not saying anything down about the Allman Brothers. It was a beautiful experience. It might have lasted a little bit long."
Earlier this month, Gregg issued a new album and DVD, Live: Back to Macon, GA, a performance recorded during his January 2014 performance at the Grand Opera House.
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