You can't mastermind everything. You'll go crazy. Just show up and play.

I thought, 'My God, this is like Buddy Guy on acid.'

I don't know if I believe in luck. I think I'm very fortunate.

I feel wonderful because I see the love light in your eyes, and the wonder of it all is you just don't realize how much I love you.

When I look for what I'm going to listen to I go backwards. I'm always going the other way you see. Most people are trying to figure out 'how do I get in the fast lane going that way?'. I'm going in the other direction. I wanna find the oldest thing to do.

I couldn't believe how good Jimi Hendrix was It was a really difficult thing for me to deal with, but I just had to surrender and say, 'This is fantastic.'

When all the original blues guys are gone, you start to realize that someone has to tend to the tradition. I recognize that I have some responsibility to keep the music alive, and it's a pretty honorable position to be in.