It has to be discovered, and they have to be given the chance to unleash the beauty that God has given them, the potential that's bottled up inside.

I see Marti as a god for the greatness of his heart and his distinction between good vs. evil. He had the intelligence of 1,000 men in his one brain, ... I want to cross the streets he crossed. That's why I'm here. I can hear the steps of Marti.

If our history can challenge the next wave of musicians to keep moving and changing, to keep spiritually hungry and horny, that's what it's all about.

There's never one sunrise the same or one sunset the same.

Blues was my first love. It was the first thing where I said, 'Oh man, this is the stuff.' It just sounded so raw and honest, gut-bucket honest. From then I started rebelling.

This book reaffirms the musicians' efforts and creates more awareness,