>> john lee hooker. >> oh, all right. idn't stutter when he sang. >> no. >> and did it with it. >> yeah. john lee hook ear -- i did an interview with him when i was a kid. one of my earliest -- i adored him. to me, he was one of the funkiest of all the blues singers. and i went to the interview, and he couldn't get out the first word. i just thought, my moon. [ laughter ] >> we hit it off. the greatest interview i've ever had. i was so comfortable. and he was, too. >> yeah. >> he was, too. when i asked him certain things and i had -- i had a hard time editing out the word he -- he laughed and smiled. it was great, man. >> so a great segue. did you mention -- you mentioned john lee hooker. how did you develop -- i'm going to jerusalem around and ask you for a whole show. >> let's jump. >> how did you develop such a love for blues and gospel and funk and soul and r&b? everybody knows you got fans around the world because you've written with everybody. we'll cover that in a second. before i jump into artist specifically, how