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But between sets I'd sneak over to the black places to hear blues musicians. It got to the point where I was making my living at white clubs and having my fun at the other places.

Yes, there's a lot of the blues in my playing.

I still like to play the blues more than anything else.

I had always intended to make a living out of playing blues. But I never admitted it to myself. I don't suppose I could have given a logical reason for it ever becoming possible to do so.

There were times I thought I was going to turn to the blues, but then I'd hear better blues players.

I used to be a great blues singer.

Hearing the blues changed my life.

Blues and jazz pulled me away from what was left of my family.

I'm an old soul. The blues, especially older blues, is the human element that kind of gives the music soul, and I think that maybe not enough people connect to the blues. It's a very powerful place to be; and if you can express that to an audience, I think that you can express a lot through that.