When you are in your heart of hearts, you can see beyond appearances.
Your wrinkles either show that you're nasty, cranky, and senile, or that you're always smiling.
The concept is to weave in some emotion.
If you carry joy in your heart, you can heal any moment.
I have come to the conclusion - and I don't know why it took me so long, but nevertheless, I'm here now - that a lot of people tell me they don't get enough guitar on my albums. So I decided to do an album where the guitar would be the singer, playing the melody.
I can show you that I have played with just about every jazz musician, every African musician, every blues musician. It's not like I'm cashing in on a false concept. This is what I do.