For me, it's about the music. I'm just the messenger, and I hope to do it as long as I live. |
He was sitting in his dressing room with his manager, ... There was something about that scene. This is it. This is what B.B. does. I know that's the way he wants it, but that's not what I wanted. |
I always liked Tulsa music for its no-compromise attitude, as if the musicians were making it just for themselves, without regard to what other people would think of it. |
I feel wonderful because I see / The love light in your eyes. / And the wonder of it all / Is that you just don't realize how much I love you. |
I felt it was time to be a little charitable, in terms of friendships and healing up old wounds, |
I just think I'm OK, ... The object of most of my work has been to raise it above my standard. And so, you know, I never think I'll be as good as the people I look up to. |
I know that when I was a full-blown, practicing alcoholic, everyone used to walk around me on eggshells, |
I like her music. I think it's good. And well, I think she's pretty ... even though she's older than my mom and dad. And gosh, my dad is like 30. |
I think I probably am more influenced by the overall groove of the track, not even the song. If we pinpoint the songs (by others) I've done on this album, they were really more about the overall feel of the record than the lyrics. I mean, sometimes I don't even know what people are saying when they sing. When I was younger, it was phonetic; I liked the sound of the words much more so than the words. |
I think it`s just my state of mind, probably, as much as anything else, |
I wanted to make a studio album without quite knowing what it was going to be, |
It's a humbling thing, playing for your kids, because they're entertained for only so long. Then, they find something else they want to do, |
It's been so long since I've been around something from somebody else that's inspired me. For the last 20 years, it's been up to me to inspire me. |
it's been up to me to inspire me. |
It's been very important throughout my career that I've met all the guys I've copied, because at each stage they've said, ''Don't play like me, play like you.'' |