I just get an idea and then all of a sudden I've got a song.

Since you knew they was goin' to cheat you anyway, I recorded under any name with all of 'em.

When I die, they'll bury the blues with me. But the blues will never die.

The blues tells a story. Every line of the blues has a meaning.

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

Poor people have the blues because they're poor and hungry. Rich people can't sleep at night because they're trying to hold on to their money and everything they have.

I want to play music when I want, write a song if I want or watch a baseball game if I want.