All my life I been doin' what people tell me to do. Now, I'm telling them.

Quote by John Lee Hooker

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I am a happy man. I've had a good life.

I am a happy man. I've had a good life.

Groups are corporations now. They have pension plans. Musicians have saw the daylight.

Groups are corporations now. They have pension plans. Musicians have saw the daylight.

I went on to Cincinnati. I had got a taste of the big cities and...

I went on to Cincinnati. I had got a taste of the big cities and...

I just get an idea and then all of a sudden I've got a song.

I just get an idea and then all of a sudden I've got a song.

The blues tells a story. Every line of the blues has a meaning.

The blues tells a story. Every line of the blues has a meaning.

The way Will Moore taught me, and the way I play it, the blues is...

The way Will Moore taught me, and the way I play it, the blues is...

I remember back in Detroit, I used to go to the Apex Bar every night...

I remember back in Detroit, I used to go to the Apex Bar every night...

Oh, I still like to play and I still play when I want to.

Oh, I still like to play and I still play when I want to.

If they played more blues, people would just get it - they try to hold...

If they played more blues, people would just get it - they try to hold...

I've got enough money to live me two lifetimes so I don't have to do...

I've got enough money to live me two lifetimes so I don't have to do...

It don't take me no three days to record no album.

It don't take me no three days to record no album.

I don't think about time. You're here when you're here. I think about today, staying...

I don't think about time. You're here when you're here. I think about today, staying...

You can go to Europe, and there's no turnin' back - any parts of Europe....

You can go to Europe, and there's no turnin' back - any parts of Europe....

Since you knew they was goin' to cheat you anyway, I recorded under any name...

Since you knew they was goin' to cheat you anyway, I recorded under any name...

But I don't want to do no big tours or go out on the road.

But I don't want to do no big tours or go out on the road.

My style is all to myself.

My style is all to myself.

I like dropping into a small club and playing with some people, trying to help...

I like dropping into a small club and playing with some people, trying to help...

I like the small clubs.

I like the small clubs.

I want to play music when I want, write a song if I want or...

I want to play music when I want, write a song if I want or...

I do benefits. I do them all the time. There's so many people out there...

I do benefits. I do them all the time. There's so many people out there...