[on Sonny Boy Williamson] Sonny Boy Williamson was a beautiful guy, a straight guy . . . [but] he was always raising hell one way or another, so you never could tell if he was drunk or sober.
The blues are the roots and the other musics are the fruits. It's better keeping the roots alive, because it means better fruits from now on. The blues are the roots of all American music. As long as American music survives, so will the blues.