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.

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 wanted to definitely be a musician or a good preacher or a heck of a baseball player. I couldn't play ball too good - I hurt my finger, and I stopped that. I couldn't preach, and well, all I had left was getting into the music thing.

I was so wild and crazy and dumb in my car. It didn't run but 30 miles an hour. You made do.

The blues had a baby and they called it rock and roll.

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

I went down to my baby's house and I sit down on her steps. She said, now come on in now, you know, my husband just left.