I always respected that B.B. sees music in a very open, free way.

There's a desire in me to express something - to match what I hear in my head.

My definition of Blues is that it's a musical form which is very disciplined and structured coupled with a state of mind, and you can have either of those things but it's the two together that make it what it is. And you need to be a student for one, and a human being for the other, but those things alone don't do it.

I think I deliberately sold out a couple of times. I picked the songs that I thought would do well in the marketplace, even though I didn't really love the song.

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.

The point of being at home is to be with my family as much as possible.

Music became a healer for me. And I learned to listen with all my being. I found that it could wipe away all fear and confusion.