I watched my daddy play that guitar, and whenever I could, I would pick it up and strum on it.

My father had slowed down playing a little... I was 'round 10 or 12 years old. Every time he put his guitar down, I pick it up.

You could play the blues like it was a lonesome thing - it was a feeling.

I don't like to practice; I like spontaneity. When I don't play guitar for a week and I pick it up again, I play better.

You never learn everything on that guitar neck.

You don't have to play a whole lot of guitar to be a good blues player. Some people plays too much guitar. Stack it on top of each other the way it don't - you're working too fast. Blues not supposed to be played fast. Blues supposed to be played slow. You could kill a man with just one chord.