This is a retcon.
“When people ask me about if I believe all that stuff about [Robert Johnson selling his soul to the] devil, I say ‘Hell no!’ It is stupid. How can an adult sell his soul to the devil? If it does happen, it happens when you are born.”
–Robert Jr. Lockwood, Johnson’s stepson and protege.
–Robert Jr. Lockwood, Johnson’s stepson and protege.
(via Oh no they didn’t)