I've put my life back together, but it's all a growing process and that's neat, too, because if you stop growing, what good is it musically? So that is what I am looking forward to - growing. In some ways, I felt stagnant in my life and it showed.

The whole deal is when you walk onstage, you're up there bigger than life. People idolize you.

I've been trying to grow up some myself, in my heart, and it's happening quick and I feel good about it, and I want that to come out in the music.

I use heavy strings, tune low, play hard, and floor it. Floor it. That's technical talk.

Music really is a way to reach out and hold on to each other in a healthy way.

But between sets I'd sneak over to the black places to hear blues musicians. It got to the point where I was making my living at white clubs and having my fun at the other places.

God it's good to be here walkin together, my friend.