- Muddy Waters: You and me not gonna wake up every morning and get everything we want. Mostly we got to take what come. And half the time, that's gonna be a bunch of bullshit.
- Mick Jagger: [From trailer] Mr. Waters. We're big fans. We named our band after one of your songs.
- Muddy Waters: Yeah?
- Mick Jagger: Rolling Stone.
- Willie Dixon: [as a narrator] When you lose that cat that gave you the sound that nobody else could, it hurts. Hurts more than losing your woman.