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

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I wanted to be able to play guitar. I wanted to be able to make...

I wanted to be able to play guitar. I wanted to be able to make...

I guess music, particularly the blues, is the only form of schizophrenia that has organised...

I guess music, particularly the blues, is the only form of schizophrenia that has organised...

In 1940 I came across a record by Jimmy Yancey. I can't say how important...

In 1940 I came across a record by Jimmy Yancey. I can't say how important...

In those days, between the ages of 12 and 18 you meant nothing. You were...

In those days, between the ages of 12 and 18 you meant nothing. You were...

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

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

Once you became associated with a children's show, you're finished.

Once you became associated with a children's show, you're finished.

When I reflect on how things have changed, I can't help but laugh.

When I reflect on how things have changed, I can't help but laugh.

The British feel of blues has been hard, rather than emotional. Far too much emphasis...

The British feel of blues has been hard, rather than emotional. Far too much emphasis...

Every musical movement that is big enough has to produce some good musicians who wouldnt...

Every musical movement that is big enough has to produce some good musicians who wouldnt...

I had always intended to make a living out of playing blues. But I never...

I had always intended to make a living out of playing blues. But I never...

I had always intended to make a living out of playing blues. But I never...

I had always intended to make a living out of playing blues. But I never...

Since the age of 12, all my musical thinking has been influenced by Afro-American music.

Since the age of 12, all my musical thinking has been influenced by Afro-American music.

I was considered as a jazz man rather than as a blues player. There were...

I was considered as a jazz man rather than as a blues player. There were...

The parallel development in American blues to the British movement has resulted in Johnny Winters.

The parallel development in American blues to the British movement has resulted in Johnny Winters.

I was considered as a jazz man rather than as a blues player. There were...

I was considered as a jazz man rather than as a blues player. There were...

I wanted to be able to play guitar. I wanted to be able to make...

I wanted to be able to play guitar. I wanted to be able to make...

If the same phrase in the same place created the right effect, I was perfectly...

If the same phrase in the same place created the right effect, I was perfectly...

I guess music, particularly the blues, is the only form of schizophrenia that has organised...

I guess music, particularly the blues, is the only form of schizophrenia that has organised...

I'm a compulsive musician, but it's also a bloody good way out of having to...

I'm a compulsive musician, but it's also a bloody good way out of having to...

Im a compulsive musician, but its also a bloody good way out of having to...

Im a compulsive musician, but its also a bloody good way out of having to...