Another piece of the puzzle, I think, comes from my oldest brother, Bill. Knowing I was interested in blues and folk stuff, he wisely told me to seek Howling Wolf and John Lee Hooker. Wolf’s the Real Folk Blues was a revelation to me. And Hooker N Heat—oh my god! How could anything so completely off-the-hook—so clearly performed without any plan—be so fabulously dead-on kick-ass? As usual, I wanted to be able to do that sort of thing too! It turns out to be a lifelong project, of course.
My little brother does some amazing stuff and this is a great interview with him – and I got a prop!! But go read the whole thing please and watch all the videos.