The jazz and blues clubs are like the jazz and blues musicians - they're disappearing.
Blues musicians don't retire. They drop.
I've never missed a gig yet. Music makes people happy, and that's why I go on doing it - I like to see everybody smile.
This is the kind of record I've wanted to do all along. Anytime I can go out and play with somebody (like the musicians on the album), something gets inside of me to make my hair stand up.
But I was denied a record contract for 15 years, so I'm not going to be too picky about what I do. I don't have the juice to say no too many times.