I soon gave up instruction for self-teaching

Around '75 when the recession hit, club owners started going to disco because it was cheaper for them to just buy a sound system than it was to hire a band.

When I was a kid, I liked the newer music that was coming out. I have never really felt confined by any style of music. I would play in bands that were soul bands or that played standards - any kind of music that I enjoyed playing.

When I was about 3, my grandfather used to give me and my sister a nickel to sit out on the front porch with him and sing songs.

I feel like I have the greatest life an artist could dream of.

If music became extinct now, I dont know what Id be good for.

I like being on the road, living in hotels. While I've got a real nice house, I go crazy when I'm there.