I was considered as a jazz man rather than as a blues player. There were no blues players-you played one sort of jazz of another sort of jazz.

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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...

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.

I can't explain why one wants to pass a particular sort of pain onto other...

I can't explain why one wants to pass a particular sort of pain onto other...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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.

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...

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 must have been heavily schizophrenic all my life. The me who hears what the...

I must have been heavily schizophrenic all my life. The me who hears what the...

I must have been heavily schizophrenic all my life. The me who hears what the...

I must have been heavily schizophrenic all my life. The me who hears what the...

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 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.

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.

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.

Every musical movement that is big enough has to produce some good musicians who wouldn't...

Every musical movement that is big enough has to produce some good musicians who wouldn't...