"Because I'm not the same today as I was in '58, or '59 or even '71."

"I'm surprised that I actually pulled off the recording, getting all those people at the same time."

"Elvis was rock'n'roll. He came from the poverty and the pain."

"Money don't rule me, record companies don't rule me."

"I just believe in my Indian, spiritual god and my music."

"But I don't believe in organised politics, organised religion, organised music, organised anything."

"If you went to see me today, you might not like my music."

"God is playing my guitar, I am with God when I play."

"You know, I'm an eagle, flying around in the mountains."

"Soul music is pain - you can hear the slaves, the beatin' and the hurtin'."