"That's how I started out. I was nine years old when I knew I wasn't meant to be a cotton farmer." Chapter One, p. 32.

"To me the pretties sight in the world was a '57 Cadillac rolling down the road with a doghouse bass tied to the top." Chapter One, p. 42.

"They stared at us in shock, like they'd never even seen monkeys act like this." Chapter Two, p. 59.

"He could play with Miles Davis or the Chicago Symphony or the Grand Ole Opry," Chapter Three, p. 90.

"Excuse me, Mr. Williamson, but my name is Lavon Helm from Marvell, and I grew up listening to you, and we have a pretty good band here, and we wanted to know if you might be interested in going somewhere and playing a little music with us." Chapter Four, pp. 116-117.

"Just keep playing, no matter how weird it gets." Chapter...