What makes my approach special is that I do different things. I do jazz, blues, country music and so forth. I do them all, like a good utility man.

I really feel that if you're gonna be good, you gotta practice... Practice whatever the hell you do.

I never wanted to be famous. I only wanted to be great.

It's like Duke Ellington said, there are only two kinds of music - good and bad. And you can tell when something is good.

Learning to read music in Braille and play by ear helped me develop a damn good memory.

My music had roots which I'd dug up from my own childhood, musical roots buried in the darkest soil.

The fact of the matter is, you don't give up what's natural. Anything I've fantasized about, I've done.