I went to school, but they didn't give you too much schooling because just as soon as you was big enough, you get to working in the fields. I guess I was a big boy for my age.

I was messing around with the harmonica... but I was 13 before I got a real good note out of it.

China is to stock fraud as Silicon Valley is to technology.

Of course that was my idol, Son House. I think he did a lot for the Mississippi slide down there.

People should hear the pure blues - the #‎ blues we used to have when we had no money.

There was a time when I had the blues - I mean I really had it bad. I couldn't pay my light bill and I couldn't pay my rent and I really had the blues. But today I can pay my rent and I can pay the light bill and I still got the blues. So I must been born with 'em... That's my religion - the blues is my religion.

You get a heck of a sound from the church. Can't you hear it in my voice?