The best music is essentially there to provide you something to face the world with.

The best music, you can seek some shelter in it momentarily, but it's essentially there to provide you something to face the world with.

I'm always in search of something, in search of losing myself to the music.

There is a real patriotism underneath the best of my music but it is a critical, questioning and often angry patriotism.

And whether you're drawn to gospel music or church music or honky-tonk music, it informs your character and it informs your talent.

Some of the greatest blues music is some of the darkest music you've ever heard.