We've turned into a whining society.

I was raised a Christian, but I wouldn't call myself a Christian now. I think when I was younger it was easier to focus on the negative, nihilist vision... this is sort of picking up on the other half of the body, which is God and white light.

It's wonderful to read interviews by old blues guys - they talk about all their influences, they talk about who taught them how to play, and who they saw, and how they were determined to play that way.

I'm prepared to spend the rest of my life playing clubs, if that means I'm playing music that I believe in.

I mean my point as an artist is I'm on my own little weird journey across the sky here and whether or not anybody's listening, or listening to the degree I would like them to, at the end of the day has to be an inconsequential thing because I can't chase this culture.

Ultimately, running a band is about the relationships you have with people.

The reason I don't play any of the old songs is because I really honor my old band, and I think that those songs are best served within the context of that band.