As far as I'm concerned, blues and jazz are the great American contributions to music. |
I can't imagine anything more worthwhile than doing what I most love. And they pay me for it. |
I hadn't realized the number of people that are still interested in listening to what I am doing, people I would never know about if not for being online. |
I just want to thank all my fans for their loyalty and support-for coming out to the shows and buying the CDs. |
I really had little interest in becoming famous. When I write my book, it will be my guide to avoid becoming a rock star. |
I used to go to these old tent revivals and listen to the gospel singers. If you think rock and roll is energetic, it pales in comparison to a Pentecostal tent revival. |
I'm really indebted to Johnny. He was my first musical hero. Were it not for him, things would have happened quite differently. I can envision myself as maybe a starving jazz musician. I never had any inclination towards fame or stardom. I just love music. Johnny was more ambitious and outgoing. I was the weird and quiet guy who played all the instruments. |
I've always had a great love of music since childhood. It changes every day... every time you write, it's a new experience. It's a self expression. |
I've not met Elvis or Jim Morrison, but Jimi Hendrix, Johnny and I used to jam at a club in New York called The Scene where the house band was the Young Rascals, so I did get to meet Jimi. |
She has been a great supporter throughout all the years we've been married. She's really showed me what love is. |
We started out when I was 6 years old. We played ukuleles and sang Everly Brothers songs. |
When I did it with Johnny, it was almost a telepathic kind of communication. |
When you record for a label, they own that material in perpetuity, meaning that they can release, chose not to release , or repackage it any way they so choose... with or without the permission of the artist. |