"Life is such a wonderful thing."
Life
"Play as beautifully as you can and make as much money as you can."
Success
"I blow my horn pretty good, you know."
"The way I've played it makes people feel good."
"My head's in the clouds, but my feet are on the ground."
"Dream on and follow that dream till it comes true."
Dreams
"I never felt blue, just when I wasn't playing music."
"As long as people come and listen to our music, we'll keep playing."
"The more you learn, the more you understand about people."
Knowledge
"Do what you have to do to do what you want to do."
Motivation
"I always told kids from the neighborhood, don't do what I did."
Wisdom
"Music is past, present and future all in one."
Time
"Real music is the music that comes from the heart."
"I taught myself, I never went to music school."
"We've got all the time in the world."
Time
"People have different ways of showing they care."
Kindness
"Good friends, good books, good music, that's all you need."
Friendship
"If you read about it, I did it."
"Sing to me and my troubles will pass away."
"What I need is a good band and somewhere to play."
"When I get up and play, I feel better."
Health
"You can't hide the truth about yourself."
Truth
"Everybody want to swing on a Monday night."
"I like what I am now and what it was then."
"It don't mean a thing if it ain't got that swing."
"We got a lot of nice things to accomplish."
Hope
"Music, you see, is the master of all things, and anyone who denies this doesn't understand music at all."
Music
"If you ever heard of me, I'm glad."
Gratitude
"A lot of people are confused about what the blues is."
Education
"I just do my thing and people seem to like it."
