When I think of that dear rugged cross where the dear Saviour gave his all... When I feel like I'm on my last go round, see me through.

That's the jazz that I like - the stuff that has a soothing effect.

There's no difference between lyrics and poetry. Words are words. The only difference is the people who are in academic positions and call themselves poets and have an academic stance. They've got something to lose if they say it's all poetry; if there's not music to it, and you have to wear a certain kind of checkered shirt or something like that. It's all the same. Lyrics are lyrics, poetry is poetry, lyrics are poetry, and poetry is lyrics. They are interchangeable to me.

As a developing musician, skiffle became a platform for me to start playing music.

At the end of the day, we should give thanks and pray, to the one, to the one.

When you start to analyze [rock 'n' roll], it's only because you don't understand it. You're just not connecting with it once you have to start analyzing it.

Skiffle was blues featuring a washboard and acoustic instruments. It encompassed blues, with elements of folk, jazz, and, at times, American country-and-western music.