The crowds treat me like my last name. When I go onstage people usually stand up, I never ask them to, but they do. They stand up and they don't know how much I appreciate it.

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.

Albert King wasn't my brother in blood, but he sure was my brother in Blues

I don't think anybody steals anything; all of us borrow.

I wanted to connect my guitar to human emotions.

I never use that word, retire.

If you can't get your songs to people one way, you have to find another.