I probably owe as much to Jeff Beck as I do to Son House with connections to the blues.

The blues is life itself.

ZZ Top did get a chance to play with Lightnin' Hopkins and Jimmy Reed, there's still that one, single song we just can't shake... J.B. Hutto's "Combination Boogie".

It's important to collect unusual characters. It keeps you sharp.

White people get nervous and speed things up. You don't have to be in a hurry because you ain't got nothing to gain and you ain't got nothin' to lose. And that's where the groove lies.

Our skin colours may vary, but what's upstairs - there's certain things we've all got in common.

Until you learn to play what you want to hear, you're barking up the wrong tree.