本杰明·布克是美国音乐家、歌手、作曲家和吉他手。他引用了枪支俱乐部，盲人威利·约翰逊和霸王龙的影响。他的音乐被《芝加哥论坛报》（Chicago Tribune）称为“蓝调/布吉/灵魂的原始品牌”。
Even when I interviewed bands, it was about asking them about writing songs, so it was more for me than anybody else.
即使我采访乐队，也只是问他们写歌曲的问题，所以对我来说，这比任何人都重要。
There are a lot of really good skills you get from doing journalism - it completely changed my world and how I interact with other people.
你从做新闻工作中获得了很多非常好的技能——它彻底改变了我的世界，改变了我与他人的互动方式。
I went to school in Gainesville because it was a huge punk and folk town. So I went to class twice a week, and then I went to shows and wrote. I did a lot of music writing before I actually started playing music.
我去盖恩斯维尔上学是因为那是个巨大的朋克和民间小镇。所以我每周上两次课，然后去看节目并写。我在开始演奏音乐之前做了很多音乐创作。
I guess I would call my music 'blues punk.' There's a lot of influences.
我想我会称我的音乐为“蓝调朋克”，有很多影响。
I've been making music since I was 14, but for a while, I was afraid to perform.
我从14岁起就开始做音乐，但有一段时间，我不敢表演。
New Orleans style is funky - it's just as experimental as the city. There aren't any rules. If you want to wear a polka-dot shirt and some crazy pants, you can get away with it there.
新奥尔良的风格很时髦，就像这个城市一样具有实验性。没有任何规则。如果你想穿一件圆点衬衫和一条疯狂的裤子，你可以在那里逍遥法外。
I was just a music lover who wondered what it would sound like if Otis Redding strapped on a guitar and played in a punk band. That's it.
我只是一个音乐爱好者，我想知道如果奥蒂斯·雷丁戴着吉他在朋克乐队演奏会是什么样。就这样。
I've grown up on gospel and blues music, and now it's a huge part of who I am.
我是在福音和蓝调音乐中长大的，现在它已经成为我的一个重要部分。