If you want to be a good blues singer, people are going to be down on you, so dress like you're going to the bank to borrow money.

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

We all have idols. Play like anyone you care about but try to be yourself while you're doing so.

There's a sadness to all kinds of music if you want to hear it. There's also happiness to it if you want to hear it.

I've said that playing the blues is like having to be black twice. Stevie Ray Vaughan missed on both counts, but I never noticed.

I was glad to see other blues guitarists like Albert King have crossover successes like me. We played in the same places like the Whisky and the Filmore. When Albert made his guitar cry, he could cut you so deep!

When I was young, I didn't play like I do today. So these kids are starting at the height that I've reached. Think what they might do over time.