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Singing About Your Sadness Unburdens Your Soul. But The Blues Hollers Shouted About More Than Being Sad. They Were Also Delivering Messages In Musical Code. If The Master Was Coming, You Might Sing A Hidden Warning To The Other Field Hands . . . The Blues Could Warn You What Was Coming. I Could See The Blues Was About Survival.

I Can't Think Of Anyone I've Mistreated. I've Always Thought That I Am My Brother's Keeper. And I Believe There's A 'great Spirit' That Takes Care Of All Of Us.

Charlie Christian Had No More Impact On My Playing Than Django Reinhardt Or Lonnie Johnson. I Just Wanted To Play Like Him. I Wanted To Play Like All Of Them. All Of These People Were Important To Me. I Couldn't Play Like Any Of Them, Though.

When I Sing, I Play In My Mind; The Minute I Stop Singing Orally, I Start To Sing By Playing Lucille.

It Just Seemed To Me That The Way I Played Was Nice. I Could Hear It Myself.