We Are Here Because There Are Things

Water From The White Fountain Didn't Taste Any Better Than From The Black Fountain.

A Guitar Is Like An Old Friend That Is There With Me.

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.

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've Known People That Was A Part Of A Family And Always Feel That The Family Liked Everyone Else But Them. That Hurts, And That's As Deep A Hurt As You Can Possibly Get. I've Known People That Would Have Problems With Their Love Life. This Is Kind Of How Blues Began - Out Of Feeling Misused, Mistreated. Feeling Like They Had Nobody To Turn To. Blues Don't Necessarily Have To Be Sung By A Person That Came From Mississippi As I Did, Because There Are People Having Problems All Over The World.