"On media consideration to be a reluctant rock star: I'm not a reluctant rock star, I am not one at all. I haven't an …"

"On working at La Passione (1996): Day one, the damage was done. All it was meant to be was one hour of a little boy’s…"

"On Charley Patton's voice and music style: I heard this fella, and his voice sounded like my voice. I’d always though…"

"On blues in the music industry: You say that word ‘blues’ to anybody in the business – and they fucking run a mile. I…"

"On modern blues: Me and the modern blues scene, we have difficulty getting on. I sometimes get the feeling that it’s …"

"On his refusal of a set for MTV Unplugged: It’s one of the biggest career mistakes I’ve ever made. I’d be so much mor…"

"On his first Ferrari: Yeah. It was instant disappointment. (Pink Floyd drummer) Nick Mason said to me once, ‘Chris, d…"

"On his neglect of being a rock star: There’s a certain discipline about being a rock star, and I don’t have it. If I …"

"On the disappearance of "rock star" hysteria surrounding him: I took it rather better than some of them I could tell …"

"On the rock stars: Rock stars don’t talk to each other. They’re too important to talk to another one. They’ve all got…"