You have to understand a bit about the poetry of the blues to know where the references are coming from.

I have to accept the fact that I was putting out records that reviewers were going to get an image from.

Jackie Wilson said it was Reet-Petite, kind of love you got knock me off my feet.

For a long time, I couldn't actually deal with playing concerts, it was a totally alien concept to me, 'cos I was used to playing in clubs and dance halls.

I just wanted to have a look at my whole musical career, get right back to when I started and why I started doing it in the first place.

Jazz was always cool. That was what I liked about jazz - it was always cool. Now I see the cats that were basically cool getting kind of uncool. So that ruins what I feel about jazz.

I've always listened to jazz or folk or blues. I was always listening to the prophets. I don't really go for...I don't know how to say anything about the singles scene without slamming people.