I had spent about three months where I couldn't sing at all, so that was anxiety-provoking. But after that, I went back out. I sang for two hours in my garage one day to see if I had a voice.

Baby, this town rips the bones from our back it's a death trap, it's a suicide rap. We got to get out while we're young.

Don't run back inside, darlin', you know just what I'm here for. So you're scared and you're thinkin' we ain't that young any more...Show a little faith! There's magic in the night. You ain't a beauty, but hey, you're all right.

Some of the greatest blues music is some of the darkest music you've ever heard.

I met a girl and we ran away, I swore I'd make her happy every day. And how I made her cry, two faces have I.

The first thing that I do when I come out every night is to look at the faces in front of me, very individually.

Sky of blackness and sorrow, sky of love, sky of tears. Sky of glory and sadness, sky of mercy, sky of fear.