And as I started reaching deeper I realized that most of the blues of that day was done by men. Women just didn't have the nerve.

Now I can stand up on the stage again like I used to after five years of sitting down while I sang.

I was originally like a punker, know what I mean, like the punks are today, I'd spit in a minute.

I wanna show that gospel, country, blues, rhythm and blues, jazz, rock 'n' roll are all just really one thing. Those are the American music and that is the American culture.

You know the one with the big ears? Wait a minute, he ain't my president, he might be yours, he ain't my president. You know that woman he had singing for him, singing my song - she's gonna get her a- whipped. The great Beyoncé But I can't stand Beyoncé. She has no business up there, singing up there on a big ol' president day singing my song that I've been singing forever.

I really turned into, you know, the real street kid. I was kind of like a runaway, but I had a mother, you know what I mean, and I had a place to stay.

The two things you can't fake are good food and good music