The blues is the foundation, and it's got to carry the top. The other part of the scene, the rock 'n' roll and the jazz, are the walls of the blues.

I want people to recognize Luther Allison when I play.

Leave your ego, play the music, love the people.

I've been waiting for that bright sunshine to show up and shine in my back door someday.

I want to play in a place people want to hear me.

What I want to do, is play music for somebody who believe in me.

Before I left, I opened a lot of doors for a lot of people to play the blues.