The blues has been the foundation of all other American music since the beginning.

I hadn't been exposed to music except in church. They used to have me singing a solo when I was five years old.

The world has made everything else and still it can't make peace. And the reason it can't make peace is because of the evil, ignorance and stupidity. I have songs that explain these facts. And that's the blues.

The blues has been the foundation of all other American music since the beginning.

Sonny Boy Williamson (II) was a beautiful guy, a straight guy... (but) he was always raising hell one way or another, so you never could tell if he was drunk or sober.

A bad rendition of you is better than a good rendition of somebody else.

I don't want you to cook my bread, I don't want you to make my bed. I don't want you to because I'm sad and blue, I just want to make love to you.