I Don't Do Much Recording Anymore, But

The Early Years When I Was Starting, Blues Player, You Wasn't Always Welcome In A Lot Of The Other Places. People Usually Have Preconceived Ideas About Blues Music. They Always Feel That It's Depressing And That It's Just Something That A Guy Sit Out On A Stool, Grab A Guitar, And Just Start Singing Or Mumbling Or Whatever.

I Was Born On A Plantation, And Things Weren't So Good. We Didn't Have Any Money. I Never Thought Of The Word 'poor' Till I Got To Be A Man, But When You Live In A House That You Can Always Peek Out Of And See What Kind Of Day It Is, You're Not Doing So Well. And Your Restroom Is Not Inside The House.

Being A Blues Singer Is Like Being Black Two Times.

There Was A Lot Of Other Young Players Around At That Time When I Was Coming, But There Was Older People Like Blind Lemon, Which Was One Of My Favorites. I Don't Know, Just Seemed Like Everybody I Heard Could Play Better Than Me.

I Think Of Guitar Players In Terms Of Doctors: You Have The Doctor For Your Heart, The Cardiologist, Then One That Works On Your Feet, Your Leg. But I Believe George Benson Is The One That Plays All Over. To Me, He Would Be The M.d. Of Them All.