I'm an egomaniac with an inferiority complex..

Plant your love and let it grow..

Every time you pick up your guitar to play, play as if it's the last time..

Before you accuse me, take a look at yourself..

Time can bring you down, time can bend your knees..

Risk is trying to control something you are powerless over..

Music became a healer for me. And I learned to listen with all my being. I found that it could wipe away all fear and confusion..

I never set myself too high a goal. It was always tone and feeling, for me..

The blues are what I've turned to, what has given me inspiration and relief in all the trials of my life..

One of the most beneficial things I've ever learned is how to keep my mouth shut..

Whatever your standing in life, the most important thing is behaving in ways that help other people. It's the same with music. I am a servant of the ….

When all the original blues guys are gone, you start to realize that someone has to tend to the tradition. I recognize that I have some responsibilit….

My selective memory of what drinking was like told me that standing at the bar in a pub, on a summer's evening with a long, tall glass of lager and l….

Only ask and you will get what you are needing, the rest is up to you..

You can't mastermind everything. You'll go crazy. Just show up and play..

Music will always find its way to us, with or without business, politics, religion, or any other bullshit attached..

Music survives everything, and like God, it is always present. It needs no help, and suffers no hindrance..

All along this path I tread, my heart betrays my weary head, with nothing but my love to save, from the cradle to the grave..

My driving philosophy about making music is that you can reduce it all down to one note if that note is played with the right kind of sincerity..

It's been up to me to inspire me..

For me, the most trustworthy vehicle for spirituality had always proven to be music..