All I am certain of right now is that I don't want to go anywhere, and that's not bad for someone who always used to run.

I sought my father in the world of the black musician, because it contained wisdom, experience, sadness and loneliness. I was not ever interested in the music of boys. From my youngest years, I was interested in the music of men.

I just like the company of beautiful women. I have a weakness in that department.

It is painful to relive things that have caused emotional crises or whatever and find ways to express that musically.

Plant your love and let it grow.

I used to do crazy things that people would bail me out of, and I'm just grateful that I survived. But the music got very lost; I didn't know where I was going, and I didn't really care. I was more into just having a good time, and I think it showed.

Give me a guitar and I'll play; give me a stage and I'll perform; give me an auditorium and I'll fill it.