The music was thunder and joy. Lightning bolts of happiness and praise, foot-stomping, dance-shouting, good-feeling singing from the soul.

My mother always wanted me to be a jazz singer, but I always wanted to be raunchy.

To me, country music is like the blues, but it's something very hip and - I don't want to say commercial - but it's very worldly and good listening.

Bobby Womack is always very real, both with his music and as a person.

Country music has the great stories.

I like to shop, but I don't like to go out to dances.

I was a sloppy kid, wanted to be just wild.