Bring 'Em In |
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. |
Everyone thinks because you're from the south you know everyone down there, but it's not like that; I never knew nothing about no Mississippi. |
Goddamn Right, I Got the Blues, |
I know it's kinda hot. I'm hot, too. Let's get it on! |
I said, 'The groove you're in, I don't want to get in that,' |
I'm going through a divorce now. This is the second one, and like baseball, I'm not gonna get three strikes. I've been living by myself for five years and I'm very comfortable. I can play my guitar when I want to. |
I've Got Dreams to Remember. |
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. |
If you don't think you've got the blues, just keep living, and if you don't think you're drunk, just keep drinking what you're drinking. |
It was my third day without food, |
Listen to the lyrics - we're singing about everyday life: rich people trying to keep money, poor people tying to get it, and everyone having trouble with their husband or wife! |
Once I was checking to hotel and a couple saw my ring with Blues on it. They said, 'You play blues. That music is so sad.' I gave them tickets to the show, and they came up afterwards and said, 'You didn't play one sad song.' |
Somebody called Muddy and told him he should come down and hear me play. I didn't even know he was out there in the audience. After the show, I was talking to some people when somebody came up and slapped me upside the head. |
The first guitar player I saw putting on a show was Guitar Slim - I must've been 13 years old - he came out riding that guitar, wearing a bright red suit. I thought; 'I wanna sound like BB King, but I wanna play guitar like THAT. |