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"So, after awhile, you can only get so much happiness from a guy who's drunk come up and tell you you're great."
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"Life's greatest happiness is to be convinced we are loved."

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"The reward of life is Joy."

"It is not how much we have, but how much we enjoy, that makes happiness."

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"If you have nothing but joy in this life, you are still rich."
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"I know some people will be surprised to hear it, but I've found that my music, whether its blues or rock, or whatever you want to call it, can be channeled into a positive direction that actually helps people."


"I've always been a guy who's pretty supportive, its just my nature, so I came in to the situation with the attitude that I wanted to support Johnny and make it work."


"My family is involved and my wife Brenda is a great, great writer. She helps me with the writing of everything and also sings with me. I owe a lot to Brenda."


"There was nobody at the time who was playing slide guitar like Johnny, and nobody, or no white guys at least, that was playing country blues like that on the acoustic guitar. And it was at that point that I realized what Johnny had to offer."


"If my musical tastes are continuing to grow up, and I am not really too interested in the music that my kids listen to, then I assume that the audience is doing the same."


"And what makes me happy now has changed as well... Its one thing to play in a bar or at a biker festival, and hear a guy who's been drinking beer all day come up and tell you how good you are. For a long time in your life that will make you happy."


"The first time I heard Johnny play at the Fillmore East, I wasn't really impressed. He had come on the scene with everybody telling me how great he was, and I didn't hear it."


"I just really longed to do music that reflected me as an adult and music that I thought was for other adults."


"It's a great relationship when you can work with the person who you consider to be your soul mate."
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