What I learned I learned on my own. I didn't have much school. Three years. — Pinetop Perkins Copy Share Image
What little family I got is in Mississippi. A whole lot of them died before I left, and my sister died a long time… — Pinetop Perkins Copy Share Image
I grew up hard. I picked cotton and plowed with the mule and fixed the cars and played with the guitar and the piano. — Pinetop Perkins Copy Share Image
I can't play piano like I used to either. I used to have bass rolling like thunder. I can't do that no more. But… — Pinetop Perkins Copy Share Image
I taught myself off records, Memphis Slim, them old piano players, then added to it. Yeah, hard and loud, beat it to pieces. — Pinetop Perkins Copy Share Image
