The history of music is nothing more than the history of art-music or classical music, the music that was commissioned by aristocrats.

I'm just a guy that sings songs because that's what he likes to do, I guess.

I think people like feeling miserable just as much as they like feeling happy.

I was kind of pathetic. That's what got me playing out in the street. I ran out of money and needed more gin for the night.

I was born or raised in the church, so I guess the first songs I would have played would have been church songs.

I've been playing one way or another since I was about three years old. I don't remember not knowing how to play any instruments.

Essentially any history we have is just a history of aristocrats. We don't have any history of people.