If the same phrase in the same place created the right effect, I was perfectly prepared to use it every time. I wasn't worried that I wasn't improvising.

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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.

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...

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 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...

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

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

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 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 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...

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.

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.

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 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...

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.

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.

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...

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...

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 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 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...