Mose Allison

“Ever since I was a kid I've been a chameleon. I can blend in anywhere.”

“The essentials of life are something to eat, something to drink, and something to wear. All other things are superfluities.”

“If you're going to get with it, you've got to get with it.”

“My stuff is too bluesy for the jazz people and too jazzy for the blues people. I've got my own little niche and I'm happy with it.”

“I've always been an outsider. I've always been a loner. I've always been a square.”

“When I'm writing, I'm just trying to make a song that I would want to listen to.”

“I don't worry about my place in history. I'm just trying to stay out of it.”

“You know some people say that you make a deal with the devil. I don't know about that. I think you make a deal with yourself.”