For me, music is in no way ornamental or decorative, it’s constitutive of who I am. And that’s why, when I say I’m a blues man, that’s a very serious vocation – to muster the courage to find your own unique voice, to forge your distinctive style in the world, to leave your imprint in the sands of time in such a way that your singularity, your individuality, remains something that people have to come to terms with.
