I was lucky enough to get to see guys like Bugs Henderson, Jimmy Wallace, all those great Texas blues players.
The worst advice I ever received from my dad was to play by the book.
Always have a collection of your favorite CDs with you.
Every song is different.
We still get those kind of cats coming out to our shows. Once you're into it, you're into it for a lifetime.
I got home, picked up my ax, turned on the four-track and just played it ... I played three solos back to back on Cemetery Gates ... the next morning, the second and third solos weren't bad, but the first had that first take magic ! .. I didn't touch it.