If you say I'm great, thank you very much. But I know what I am. I could be better, man, you know?

I never thought I was wasted, but I probably was.

I mean, give me a guitar, give me a piano, give me a broom and string, I wouldn't get bored anywhere.

It's good to be anywhere.

There's a demon in me, and he's still around. Without the dope, we have a bit more of a chat these days.

What Muddy Waters did for us is what we should do for others. It's the old thing, what you want written on your tombstone as a musician: 'He passed it on.'

If you've gotta think about being cool, you ain't cool.