“I love the language of, you know, the old black country man with a blu...” — James McBride Quote

“I love the language of, you know, the old black country man with a blues guitar and... boots and the quick banter.”

“I type most of my books for the first chapter or two - I use a manual typewriter for the first 50 pages or so - and then I move to the computer. It helps me keep the work lean so I don't end up spending 10 pages describing a leaf.”

“Be kind to the living.”

“The old jazz singers or old blues singers, you always just saw them kind of sitting down and singing. They weren't worried as much about their voice sounding perfect. They would make the song kind of fit their voice.”

“Anybody singing the blues is in a deep pit yelling for help.”

“I think we as a band, as individuals, understand that all popular music stems from blues and jazz and even pop, but rock 'n' roll especially comes from blues.”