I taught myself off records, Memphis Slim, them old piano players, then added to it. Yeah, hard and loud, beat it to pieces.

- Pinetop Perkins

I grew up hard. I picked cotton and plowed with the mule and fixed the cars and played with the guitar and the piano.

- Pinetop Perkins

I can't play piano like I used to either. I used to have bass rolling like thunder. I can't do that no more. But I ask the Lord, please forgive me fo…

- Pinetop Perkins

I play any piano with a good tune.

- Pinetop Perkins

I didn’t have much school. Three years.

- Pinetop Perkins