Blues Musicians Don't Retire. They Drop.

I Didn't Look Up And Say, "oh, Man, If I Learn How To Play A Guitar I Could Make Not Much Money, But I'd Make A Decent Living Like Eric Clapton Or Somebody." There Wasn't Nothing Like That Out There.

Blues Is Like American Express. I Don't Leave Home Without It.

They Just Said, 'roll The Tape.' No Rehearsal Or Nothing... Muddy [waters] Didn't Come In And Say 'i Wanna Rehearse.' He Used To Look At Me And Say 'let's Just Play The Blues. That's All You Need To Do.

I Can't Learn Nothing From Listening To Me. That's Something I Already Know.

What I Do Is When I Go To The Stage I Forget About Me.