The blues are three L's - living , loving and hopefully, laughing.

I've been married twice. Most women would rather not be married to a traveling blues singer

And as long as people have problems, the blues can never die.

I don’t like to feel that I owe anything. I like to feel that I pay my own way, no free lunch.

Religion began as a natural explanation of the universe. The problem started when people refused to accept new evidence.

I don't like anybody to be angry with me. I'd rather have friends.

If it wasn't for the British musicians, a lot of us black musicians in America would still be catchin' the hell that we caught long before. So thanks to them, thanks to all you guys. You opened doors that I don't think would have been opened in my lifetime. When white America started paying attention to the blues - it started opening a lot of doors that had been closed to us.