Edgar Winter
When you record for a label, they own that material in perpetuity, meaning that they can release, chose not to release , or repackage it any way they so choose... with or without the permission of the artist.
When I did it with Johnny, it was almost a telepathic kind of communication.
We started out when I was 6 years old. We played ukuleles and sang Everly Brothers songs.
There's a bootleg album that was recorded when I was 14 or 15, a compilation of things live at different clubs. Songs like Girl from Ipanema and Cry Me A River. I don't know what the title of it is.
The most profound, tangible influence in my life has been my wife, Monique. I don't know that I would even be alive were it not for her, and I certainly would not be the person that I am today.
She has been a great supporter throughout all the years we've been married. She's really showed me what love is.
My wife Monique and I went into the Hamilton Room, and there was George. He was just great, regaling us with all these great inside Hollywood stories.
My favorite songs are those that are most deeply personal and emotional for me, and they include the love songs that I've written for Monique.
Music is very spiritual, it has the power to bring people together.
I've not met Elvis or Jim Morrison, but Jimi Hendrix, Johnny and I used to jam at a club in New York called The Scene where the house band was the Young Rascals, so I did get to meet Jimi.
I've always had a great love of music since childhood. It changes every day... every time you write, it's a new experience. It's a self expression.
I used to go to these old tent revivals and listen to the gospel singers. If you think rock and roll is energetic, it pales in comparison to a Pentecostal tent revival.
I really had little interest in becoming famous. When I write my book, it will be my guide to avoid becoming a rock star.
I just want to thank all my fans for their loyalty and support-for coming out to the shows and buying the CDs.
I hadn't realized the number of people that are still interested in listening to what I am doing, people I would never know about if not for being online.
I can't imagine anything more worthwhile than doing what I most love. And they pay me for it.
As far as I'm concerned, blues and jazz are the great American contributions to music.