You Never Miss What You've Never Had.

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.

If It Wasn't For The British Musicians, A Lot Of Us Black Musicians In America Would Still Be Catchin' The Hell That We Caught Long Before. So Thanks To Them, Thanks To All You Guys. You Opened Doors That I Don't Think Would Have Been Opened In My Lifetime. When White America Started Paying Attention To The Blues - It Started Opening A Lot Of Doors That Had Been Closed To Us.

I'm Self-taught. But I Finally Learned That They Was Having Little Shows Or Night Dances Or Whatever You Call Them At Little Juke Joints Not Far From Where I Lived, And I Used To Go There. They Wouldn't Let Me Play Inside, But I Could Sit Outside On The Weekends, When It Wasn't Raining Or Something.

Albert King Wasn't My Brother In Blood, But He Sure Was My Brother In Blues

Growing Up, I Was Taught That A Man Has To Defend His Family. When The Wolf Is Trying To Get In, You Gotta Stand In The Doorway.