Like you and your woman ain't gettin' along and you're in love. You can't sleep at nights. Your mind is on her - on whatever. You know, that's the blues. You can't hug that money at night. You can't kiss it.

If they played more blues, people would just get it - they try to hold it back but just about can't hold it back now because the blues is really going.

I like dropping into a small club and playing with some people, trying to help them get a start.

I've got enough money to live me two lifetimes so I don't have to do nothing I don't want to.

I have heartaches, I have blues. No matter what you got, the blues is there. 'Cause that's all I know - the blues. And I can sing the blues so deep until you can have this room full of money and I can give you the blues.

They wasn't gonna give you nothin'. I didn't care as long as they let me play my music. Cash on the spot... You cheat me and I'm gonna get me some money, too.

But I don't want to do no big tours or go out on the road.