"I never hurt a soul, I never stole a dime, I never lied to a woman. That's my life."

"I'm not a politician. I'm a musician. I play music. That's all I do."

"Every time I close my eyes blowing that trumpet of mine, I look at the audience and I see the world. I see the people. I see the human beings."

"You blow your horn, and you get paid. That's it."

"The way they are treating my people in the South, the government can go to hell."