[Commercial radio] is owned by one or two corporations now, and they're not in the music business. They're in the advertising business.... So let's not kid ourselves. If you want to hear music, go buy a guitar.

I find it to be the ultimate backhanded compliment when you are compared against yourself.

When you work with new people, I think that it throws all of the matters into relief, because you have to explain yourself every time. It's like crossing a new border. They want to see your documents.

Mention Hubert Sumlin, as well, because Hubert's a great man, and again, you know, I don't play the guitar very good, but when I'm playing this kind of music, I always have him in my mind. I wish I could play like Hubert.

It's what's on the record not what labels on it. You know, that's like getting a box of cornflakes and eating the cardboard.

Don't try to touch my heart, it's darker than you think. And don't try to read my mind, because it's full of disappearing ink.

She said she was working for the ABC news, it was as much of the alphabet as she knew how to use.