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

I been doing the same things as in my younger days, when I was coming up, and now here I am, an old man, up there in the charts. And I say, well, what happened? Have they just thought up the real John Lee Hooker, is that it? And I think, well, I won't tell nobody else! I can't help but wonder what happened.

It don't take me no three days to record no album.

The one thing the blues don't get is the backing and pushing of TV and radio like a lot of this garbage you hears. They choke stuff down people's throat so they got no choice but to listen to it.

In my career, people in the record business have been rockin' in the same ol' boat. They all crooks - I'll say it clear and loud - especially the big ones.

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

I wanna get drunk 'til I'm off my mind. One bourbon, one scotch, and one beer.