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

A lot of people think the blues is depressing but that's not the blues I'm singing. When I'm singing blues, I singing life. People can't stand to listen to the blues, they've got to be phonies.

In some ways, it's my rage that keeps me going.

A few years ago, I thought, I'll never make it. I started to go to the doctor to help me lose weight.

My mother always wanted me to be glamorous. When I thought about that, it really fired me up, and once I lost all those pounds, I started to feel really good about myself.

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

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