“The world was ready for the guy in the suit. It all came together because you have put an image to the sound, and I stole that look from Muddy Waters, B.B. King, and T-Bone Walker in the ’50s and ’60s. Even Eric Clapton was wearing suits in the ’80s and ’90s, so I thought, ‘Why not me?’ I lost 50 pounds and became that character.”