Around midnight I heard them shout unfaithful one and I knew right then the axe was gonna fall. It's because of me.

Tell me a boat full of lawyers just sank.

Muddy Waters was, like, the king! He had a lot of adopted sons and daughters. I was just happy to be one of them.

In order to play jazz, you have to be able to play the blues.

I don't see how anybody cannot be political in this day and age. There's so much going on and you have to be aware and you have to vote. Our lives are political.

I realized I was tired of singing about trees and flowers. I wanted to sing about real life. From then on, nobody could tell me anything was better than blues.

All the blues greats took chances and developed their own style. They didn't copy.