The band is tight enough. Quit practicing!

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.

If you're really looking for something in particular, it helps to take your time.

Every once in awhile I'll call up Eddie (Van Halen) and ask, Found that fourth chord yet?

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

One springs to mind: one of our very first gigs in a small East Texas town was not well promoted. At least, that was our conclusion. After the band loaded in and the curtain opened, we realized there was exactly one paying customer in the audience. We kind of made the best of it playing through the first set, took a break and bought him a Coke and then went on to perform for the remainder of the night. It wasn't exactly a catastrophe but it certainly stands as legendary.

It doesn't take much to be good, but it takes a lot to be real good.