I Was Denied A Record Contract For

I Said, I'm Going To Stand Up And Somebody Is Going To Pay Attention To Me.

So Here I Am - A 75-year-old Man Sitting On A Bar Stool In A Blues Club, Trying To Figure Out Exactly How I Got Here. Any Way You Look At It, It's A Helluva Story.

I Learn Everything I Play By Listening To Somebody Else.

They Just Said, 'roll The Tape.' No Rehearsal Or Nothing... Muddy [waters] Didn't Come In And Say 'i Wanna Rehearse.' He Used To Look At Me And Say 'let's Just Play The Blues. That's All You Need To Do.

I've Never Missed A Gig Yet. Music Makes People Happy, And That's Why I Go On Doing It - I Like To See Everybody Smile.