I did learn that it was the greatest thing in the world to respect yourself. Respect other people.
I was born in a little place called Inverness, MS.
I'm from the Mississippi delta originally.
My mom moved up between Leland and Greenville when I was just a little tot.
If I don't love you, baby, grits ain't groceries.
We could play them through the week, and then the weekend we could play the black joints. I learned to be very versatile and learned to love it. So it stays with me even up to now.