"I never hurt a soul, I never stole a dime, I never lied to a woman. That's my life."

"I never get tired of playing. I could play all day and all night."

"I think that if you just get in there and play, it doesn't matter what kind of music it is, just play."

"The way they are treating my people in the South, the government can go to hell."

"I don't socialize with white people. I work with them."