45 years is a long time to do anything, let alone for a rock band to play together. I'm proud of what we've accomplished and proud that we've kept the high standards.

I left home the day after I graduated from high school because I knew we weren't going to make any dough to pay the rent in music.

I got tired of playing other people's songs.

At the Muddy Waters thing, I played the first song by myself on an acoustic guitar. I thought that was great that y'all did that tribute to Muddy Waters. I had a real good time

The Beatles had just come out, and everybody had a band. It was incredible competition out there.

When I got out of high school, I thought, I'll take a year or two off and play the clubs, get this out of my system, and then go to med school.

Rock 'n roll was born in the South, man. It's like saying rock-rock.