'Hound Dog' took like twelve minutes. That's not a complicated piece of work. But the rhyme scheme was difficult. Also the metric structure of the music was not easy. 'Kansas City' was maybe eight minutes, if that. Writing the early blues was spontaneous. You can hear the energy in the work.
“I do know the effect that music still has on me - I'm completely vulnerable to it. I'm seduced by it.”
“No matter how old you are, there's always something good to look forward to.”