I've always loved the blues, John Lee Hooker, Janis Joplin, Hendrix.

I've always loved the blues, John Lee Hooker, Janis Joplin, Hendrix.

Eddie Kirkland played with John Lee Hooker for a number of years on all his major recordings, so he has connections to Clarksdale, where John Lee Hooker is from and he also tells a story about a Crossroads experience.

I think I heard the name Muddy Waters first, then John Lee Hooker.

My musical education was grounded in blues and Chicago blues - John Lee Hooker and Otis Redding.

John wasn't (Jimi) Hendrix. It was real simple ... we rehearsed a lot.