The blues is the foundation for a lot of things. Things have branched off. Its cool how music grows, but the foundation is always there. Its not going anywhere. The blues is always going to be relevant.

When I got my first guitar, I played along with everything I heard that had guitar in it, like the Ramones, Nirvana and Sublime, as well as whatever hip-hop and R&B stuff was on the radio.

I'm somewhat of a hoarder. I keep everything.

I failed public speaking in grade school, 'cause I was so nervous and scared.

I don't believe in competition, ain't nobody else like me around

For a black male, the sound of the blues is pre-Civil Rights. It's oppression.

Things that I would say or would like to saw are just easier to sing about and put out there in music.