My mom was always pretty supportive. She saw me do plays and she'd always act out the parts I did. My aunt, who played a big part in my life, was a little bit more reserved, because if they don't see you on TV every week they think you must be starving.
“It's like James Brown used to say... I don't know, but whatever I play it's got to be funky.”
“Before I left, I opened a lot of doors for a lot of people to play the blues.”