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

Quote by John Lee Hooker

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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...

My style is all to myself.

My style is all to myself.

They wasn't gonna give you nothin'. I didn't care as long as they let me...

They wasn't gonna give you nothin'. I didn't care as long as they let me...

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...

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....

I don't do nothing I don't want to do.

I don't do nothing I don't want to do.

The one thing the blues don't get is the backing and pushing of TV and...

The one thing the blues don't get is the backing and pushing of TV 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.

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.

I don't play a lot of fancy guitar. I don't want to play it. The...

I don't play a lot of fancy guitar. I don't want to play it. The...

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 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 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...

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

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

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...

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'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...

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...

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.

I like the small clubs.

I like the small clubs.