And I now think that Stratocasters and Telecasters are way cool.

All the really great records or people who made them somehow came from Memphis or Louisiana or somewhere along the Mississippi River...And singers like Howlin' Wolf and Muddy Waters gave me the feeling that they were right there, standing by the river.

You should play with real musicians; the best music comes from real people interacting with each other.

You got to hidey-hide, you got to jump and run again. You got to hide-hidey-hide, the old man is down the road.

I think at times the very strong feelings I have about my country coincide with my musical ability, and I'm able to actually turn it into music, a song or even hopefully a memorable song, sometimes. You may find it surprising, but I'm a very intense, proud American. I love being an American.

I'm now comfortable playing a lot of the old songs, and I've gotten out a lot of the old equipment.

When I made Blue Moon Swamp, there was a lot of trial and error; I was trying to find people who would be simpatico with my style, and with what I had in mind for the album.