I started out to be a person on the street, just like everybody else. I didn't start out to be a singer. But I got sort of swept up in this singing thing, and after I got involved in it it got really important to me if I was good or not.

At least we know we tend to be afraid. If you object to my plural noun, I'll retract it.

Being an intellectual creates a lot of questions and no answers.

I'm one of those regular weird people.

It's hard to be free but when it works, it's worth it!

They asked me, How did you learn to sing the blues like that? How did you learn to sing that heavy? I just opened my mouth and that's what I sounded like. You can't make up something that you don't feel. I didn't make it up. I just opened my mouth and it existed.

When you hold somebody, you gotta hold them like it's the last minute of your life.