>> yeah, and otis redding, on stage, and i said, "boy, i wish i could do that," and i was like 13, 12rade school. >> brown: did you, in a sense, create your voice, i mean that famous, the falsetto, the sweetness of the voice, but also has the kind of rawness of soul? >> yeah, well some lady asked me the other day, well, do you have to drink hot tea? i said no ma'am. do you have to do a training, something exercise before you sing? and i said no ma'am. so what do you do? i said i don't do anything, i let it alone. >> brown: you let it alone? >> yeah. >> brown: its in there somewhere? >> in there somewhere. >> brown: and so you sort of became al green in some way. >> yeah. >> brown: was it becoming al green, or becoming yourself? >> no, i was in san antonio, texas, and i made a vow, and that's what started all that, that i would work, and when i work i work as hard as i can every time, no matter if i'm sick, i'm well, i don't feel good, whatever, i think the audience deserved to see the best there is, and that's why on stage im an ass kicker. ( laughter ) that's right, i always kick ass