More than rich, more than famous, more than happy...I wanted to be great.

Adult life is dealing with an enormous amount of questions that don't have answers. So I let the mystery settle into my music. I don't deny anything, I don't advocate anything, I just live with it.

From the beginning, I imagined I would have a long work life.

Roll down the window and let the wind blow back your hair. The night's busted open. These two lanes will take us anywhere.

I don't want to make a record like in the '50s or the '60s or the '70s. I want to make a record like today, that`s right now.

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

I tend to be pessimistic. I want to believe in hope.