Little Milton Quotes

My mom moved up between Leland and Greenville when I was just a little tot.

I was never into the Bluegrass, Bill Monroe and stuff like that.

I’m from the Mississippi delta originally.

I was born in a little place called Inverness, MS.

I did learn that it was the greatest thing in the world to respect yourself. Respect other people.

And one of my favorites was Eddy Arnold of course. He just had that smooth, soulful voice.

We could play them through the week, and then the weekend we could play the black joints. I learned to be very versatile and learned to love it. So it stays with me even up to now.

And I tell my audience, you know, give the real stars a round of applause. Because without them I’m nobody. So I learned so much from people like that.

If I don’t love you, baby, grits ain’t groceries.