The greatest sin is to think that you are weak.

What good fortune for governments that the people do not think.

People, whether they know it or not, like their blues singers miserable. They like their blues singers to die afterwards.

Few people think more than two or three times a year; I have made an international reputation for myself by thinking once or twice a week.

People think you're crazy if you talk about things they don't understand.

It's like a novelist writing far out things. If it makes a point and makes sense, then people like to read that. But if it's off in left field and goes over the edge, you lose it. The same with musical talent, I think.