Affluence separates people. Poverty knits 'em together. You got some sugar and I don't; I borrow some of yours. Next month you might not have any flo….

I heard someone say that all black people got rhythm. Bullshit..

Do it right or don't do it at all. That comes from my mom. If there's something I want to do, I'm one of those people that won't be satisfied until I….

I don't sing a song unless I feel it. The song don't tug at my heart, I pass on it. I have to believe in what I'm doing..

The role of the designer is basically that of a good host, anticipating the needs of the guest..

I had to pawn my clothes just to pay my rent..

Music is nothing separate from me. It is me... You'd have to remove the music surgically..

Sighted people, you gotta deal with them..

Goodbye don't mean gone..

I never considered myself part of rock 'n' roll. My stuff was more adult. It was more difficult for teenagers to relate to; my stuff was filled with ….

I was born with music inside me.

I cant retire from music any more than I can retire from my liver. Youd have to remove the music from me surgically—like you were taking out my appen….

There's nothing written in the Bible, Old or New testament, that says, 'If you believe in Me, you ain't going to have no troubles.'.

Music is about the only thing left that people don't fight over..

I always stay out of the rehearsal room you know when they first come in. Then once they had chance to play a little bit, then I walk in. Because I'v….

I was born with music inside me. Music was one of my parts. Like my ribs, my kidneys, my liver, my heart. Like my blood. It was a force already withi….

Drunken talk isn’t meant to be printed in the paper..

My music had roots which I'd dug up from my own childhood, musical roots buried in the darkest soil..

I can't help what I sound like. What I sound like is what i am. You know? I cannot be anything other that what I am..

What makes my approach special is that I do different things. I do jazz, blues, country music and so forth. I do them all, like a good utility man..

There's such a thing as too much happiness and sadness. What I'm after is contentment..