"Aesthetically, we were enormously successful. Economically... there was no success. It was all about music of the future and unfortunately it was a band that didn't have any future." - Wayne Kramer of the MC5
"They say I spend too much money, so they take it and put it away for me. What do I spend it on? Oh, old records and things." - Tiny Tim, born this day in 1933.
"Saturday night is your big night. Everybody used to fry up fish and have one hell of a time. Find me playing till sunrise for 50 cents and a sandwich. And be glad of it." - Muddy Waters, born this day in 1913.
"Patriotism can be good or bad. Knee-jerk patriotism can be very bad. I'm patriotic almost to the point of self-consciousness, but I love my country the way I love a friend or a child who I would correct if she was going the wrong way." - Emmylou Harris, born this day in 1947.
"We all require and want respect, man or woman, black or white. It's our basic human right. I think it would be a far greater world if people were kinder and more respectful to each other." - Aretha Franklin, born this day in 1942.
"People have learned how to strum a guitar, but they don't have the soul. They don't feel it from the heart. It hurts me. I'm killin' myself to tell them how it is." - Lightnin' Hopkins, born this day in 1912.
Life is short
Filled with stuff
Don't know what for
I ain't had enough
I learned all I know
By the age of 9
But I could better myself
If I could only find
Some new kind of kick
Something I ain't had
Some new kind of buzz
I wanna go hog mad
"Oh, I love to play on the road. I really love it." - Johnny Winter. Born this day in 1944. Checked out while on tour at age 70 in 2014. He talked it. He walked it.