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Johnny Winter: On Music, Hype and Happiness

John Morthland, Rolling Stone, 15 October 1970

FOR TOO long there, it seemed to Johnny Winter like he would never be known for his music as much as he would be known as "The Man Who Signed For $600,000." All that hype just got in the way of the music.

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