Since I Was 20 Years Old, I've

I'm Certain That It Was An Incredible Gift For Me To Not Only Be Friends With Some Of The Greatest Blues People Who've Ever Lived, But To Learn How They Played, How They Sang, How They Lived Their Lives, Ran Their Marriages, And Talked To Their Kids.

We Can Choose, You Know, We Ain't No Amoeba.

In 1967 I Entered Harvard As A Freshman, Confident - In The Way That Only 17-year-olds Are - That I Could Change The World. My Major Was African Studies, And My Plan Was To Travel To Tanzania, Where President Julius Nyerere Was Creating A Government Based On Democracy And Socialism.

Some People Are Caricatures Of Themselves, And Some People Keep People Coming Back And Keep Themselves Growing. Otherwise, The Fans Would Get Bored.

I Don't Want To Discredit People's Opinions Of Me, But You Talk About The Violin Or The Cello Or Lead Guitar Where You Have To Learn Tons Of Chords, That's Much More Difficult.