My father had a couple of Mitch Miller records and a Spike Jones record, and that was it. My older brother had two or three Elvis Presley singles, and that was about it. The rest of it I did on my own.

[European audiences differ from American] they talk different. The ones in Holland speak Dutch. The ones in Switzerland speak Swiss. That's the only difference.

Rock and roll never sleeps. It just passes out.

Pain I keep to myself; my music is for entertainment purposes and I always have that in mind.

I am more of a rock guy than I am a blues guy. People get the idea that I am a dyed in the wool blues cat, but I rock out when I do my show you know that.

Whatever title you want to lay on me is fine. I am still working; you know what I'm saying?

Classic Rock radio gave us our longevity.