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

I can't afford no liquor, all I can buy is beer and wine.

I wanted to connect my guitar to human emotions.

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

I thought Eric Clapton was good. He still is. Not only is he good - he's rock's #1 guitarist, and he plays blues better than most of us

Michael Bloomfield came in after rock n roll started, and he was a great guitarist. He idolized me - I know that. What else can I say ? he was a young, excitable man. To him, drugs were plentiful, and that was no good. I talked to him like he was a son of mine. He was a great and he was gonna be greater. But he was part of the "in-crowd" and so he never got there

I never use that word, retire.