You only live but once, and when your died your done, so let the good times roll.

The beautiful thing about learning is nobody can take it away from you.

I liked blues from the time my mother used to take me to church. I started to listen to gospel music, so I liked that. But I had an aunt at that time, my mother's aunt, who bought records by people like Lonnie Johnson, Robert Johnson, Blind Lemon Jefferson and a few others.

When I sing, I play in my mind; the minute I stop singing orally, I start to sing by playing Lucille.

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

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

There was a lot of other young players around at that time when I was coming, but there was older people like Blind Lemon, which was one of my favorites. I don't know, just seemed like everybody I heard could play better than me.