I just like the company of beautiful women. I have a weakness in that department. And I suppose because I am fairly well off and a famous musician, I'm up for grabs. And that makes me an eligible bachelor in the press.

Before you accuse me, take a look at yourself.

The first band I identified with from Chicago was the Muddy Waters band.

It's taken me to be an older guy, an old man, to have an old man's voice. Because I only liked old men's voices. As a kid, I didn't like pip-squeaked singers.

Music will always find its way to us, with or without business, politics, religion, or any other bullshit attached.

My driving philosophy about making music is that you can reduce it all down to one note if that note is played with the right kind of sincerity.

Would you know my name, if I saw you in Heaven?