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" I had the qualifications, but I was not chosen. "

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" Well, I've had to deal with everything in my life... leavin' the family, learnin' what not and what to do. "

" But I did that, and I created another blues scene, another something I can sing about. "

" But you know, I still had a dream of being able to go back home and tour. "

" In the blues, it just takes so long for us to get recognized. "

" The blues is the foundation, and it's got to carry the top. The other part of the scene, the rock 'n' roll and the jazz, are the walls of the blues. "

" I look in music magazines now and see things on Luther Allison, and my name's getting out there more, thanks to all the good people at Alligator Records and at my management company. "

" But my big thing was always the blues. "

" I focused on how these people became how they were. "

" I think I'm the most positive guy still going in my generation, and I'm out there to prove that. "

" I want people to recognize Luther Allison when I play. "

" Buddy Guy finally got a break and made it. And Buddy Guy deserves it. "

" But there was not a job that could say that Luther Allison didn't do his job. "

" Me being a skinny guy, I could crawl into the steel pit. "

" Before I left, I opened a lot of doors for a lot of people to play the blues. "

" So I cut out all the drinkin' and hangin' out and stuff like that early on. "

" I mean, look how many musicians have come through and played beside me, and I'm workin' and they're not. "

" We played the same thing in Europe we played in the States. "

" But I never had that commercial opportunity to be played on the radio, so how could I be popular? "

" I have as much input to the blues; I just never got the chance, the opportunity or maybe the respect. "

" But let's face it, I still have to look at my self and look at the things I've done down the stretch. "

" When I got to Chicago I had to find my way. "

" I don't want to be in some big beautiful place that nobody want me, because I play the blues. "

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" What I want to do, is play music for somebody who believe in me. "

" I've been waiting for that bright sunshine to show up and shine in my back door someday. "

" And I can do the rock clubs if I have to. "

" I want to play in a place people want to hear me. "