Music Quotes

I also like Western classical music and jazz.

I remember hearing Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee, Big Bill Broonzy, Chuck Berry and Bo Diddley and not really knowing anything about the geography or the culture of the music. But for some reason it did something to me – it resonated.

When my father passed away two or three years ago, I didnt listen to music for four days – thats a long time for me.

My job in this life is to give people spiritual ecstasy through music. In my concerts people cry, laugh, dance. If they climaxed spiritually, I did my job. I did it decently and honestly.

Everyone liked me when I went up on the stage at a talent search in elementary school, and that’s when I decided to become a music artist.

You can’t overthink the music. Mood and intensity can’t be manufactured. The blues isn’t about structure; it’s what you bring to it. The spontaneity of capturing a specific moment is what drives it.

In Hawaii, some of the biggest radio stations are reggae. The local bands are heavily influenced by Bob Marley.

Once a musician, always a musician.

Janis Joplin sings the blues as hard as any black person.

Social media can sometimes influence the charts, but I think that only great music makes it to the top. The good songs make it.