I wanted to play blues. But I wasn't blue enough. I wasn't like Muddy Waters, people who really had it hard. In our house, we had food on the table. We were doing well compared to many. So I concentrated on this fun and frolic, these novelties.
If you want to release your aggression, get up and dance. That's what rock and roll is all about.
The Man Upstairs is taking care of me.
My music is simple stuff. Anybody can sit down, look at a set of symbols and produce sounds the music represents.
What kind of shorts I wear has nothing to do with music.
I directed my music to the teen-agers. I was 30 years old when I did 'Maybellene.' My school days had long been over when I did 'School Day,' but I was thinking of them.
