I do not have yearnings to get back on a bus. If it means getting on a bus, I don't want to do it.

Chuck Berry told me if it wasn't for Louis Jordan, he wouldn't have probably ever even got into music. That Louis Jordan changed everything and made him want to become a musician.

If you've got a huge Hollywood star in your film, they're getting $32 million, and everyone else gets their bus fare.

When I was 14 years old, I had the opportunity to meet Buddy Holly. I asked him how he got that big, powerful sound out of his guitar amp. He said, 'I blew a speaker and decided not to get it fixed.'

The Band was rebelling against the rebellion. The rebellion went to a place where it became too obvious, too trendy, like you were just following the pack. So it was our choice to get off the bandwagon - no pun intended - and do things that were in our background and what was the most honest thing to do.

Think about the number of people who do film music, make records and have a Native American heritage - and I may be the only one on the list.