If you want to play somebody's music, you'd better go into his house.

You don't have to live the blues to play the blues.

My father's father came from Russia; my mother came from Romania.

Being selfish to me means that you have to look out for yourself and you don't have to sacrifice.

Why do you have to retire at 65? Why can't you start at 70? You know, like wine. Why can't music be that way? My new band, we're playing stuff that's never been done before.

I had sat in one day in Central Park with Bonnie and Delaney, and Duane was playing with them, so I asked if he wanted to work on an album. You never had to say to him how to play the guitar.

My youngest son, who is now the drummer in my band, lives in Brooklyn. My oldest son is about to move out to California, and my daughters are both out of town.