What I like is natural music. It's like I was born with a gift to do something naturally, which I have no choice but to followup on.

The first piece of music that captured my imagination was probably Ray Charles Live At Newport.

What excited me when I first came into it was the performing aspect and doing blues-oriented material, rock/blues oriented stuff, basic stuff, basic what they call rock 'n' roll.

Men come, men go, all things remain in God.

I just wanted to stop and try to get some perspective. [ A Period of Transition] it was just a matter of wanting to review the whole thing...to try and get some relationship to what I was doing.

I do see value in music criticism. Most of the criticism I have received over the years has been very good.

Have I told you lately that I love you, have I told you lately there's no one above you. Fill my heart with gladness, take away all my sadness, ease my troubles, that's what you do.