I said, other people can write songs, let’s see if I can. So the first 400 or 500 wound up on the floor somewhere. Then I wrote one called Melissa.

When I got out of high school, I thought, I’ll take a year or two off and play the clubs, get this out of my system, and then go to med school.

I got tired of playing other people’s songs.

The Beatles had just come out, and everybody had a band. It was incredible competition out there.

Clapton asked my brother to play on his record. I thought that was the most wonderful thing in the world.

At the Muddy Waters thing, I played the first song by myself on an acoustic guitar. I thought that was great that y’all did that tribute to Muddy Waters. I had a real good time.

I said, other people can write songs, let’s see if I can. So the first 400 or 500 wound up on the floor somewhere. Then I wrote one called Melissa.

The booking agent had the audacity to take 10 percent, so we wound up with about $100 a week apiece.

I didn’t think we would ever make enough money to pay rent by playing music.

Gotta take my puppy on the road with me, Killer.

You got to be pretty thin to be in the movies, or it helps. I would actually love to do it.

I have been going to the gym instead of the bar, trying to get back down to my fighting weight.

I got Jimmy Hall from Wet Willie and he also plays now with Hank Williams Jr.