I never said I was a genius. I never said I was a cornerstone. I've never said I'm a legend in my own time. You never heard me say nothing like that.

There's nothing written in the Bible, Old or New testament, that says, 'If you believe in Me, you ain't going to have no troubles.'

Sighted people, you gotta deal with them.

You never can overwhelm an instrument. You will never get out all that's in an instrument. An instrument will bring you to your limits.

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.

Sometimes my dreams are so deep that I dream that I'm dreaming.

Drunken talk isn’t meant to be printed in the paper.