“The blues is played everywhere. There's no place I've been where they ...” — Taj Mahal Quote

“The blues is played everywhere. There's no place I've been where they don't have blues or aren't interested in blues.”

“I'm old enough to chew my peas and corn without choking.”

“My mother was American, and my father was from the Caribbean, and there was a big open door into the world of humanity and music.”

“The blues brings you back into the fold. The blues isn't about the blues, it's about we have all had the blues and we are all in this together.”

“Well, I grew up on the blues, man!”

“Linda's in all the songs. 'Sunshine Superman,' 'Hampstead Incident,' 'Young Girl Blues'... Linda's the muse.”