But I did that, and I created another blues scene, another something I can sing about. — Luther Allison Copy Share Image
My first concert was Chicago and Moody Blues. I was 15 years old. — Dale Earnhardt Jr Copy Share Image
Once you start collecting records you learn more and more about jazz and blues. — John Mayall Copy Share Image
“The music echoes in the emptiness. It reminds us where we came from and where we’re bound.” — David Mutti Clark Copy Share Image
Blues Traveler is hot, and Big Head Todd, the Screamin' Cheetah Wheelies - all of 'em. — Butch Trucks Copy Share Image
That's the kind of musical freedom I like: jazz, rock, blues, anything. You adopt different attitudes when you play different music. — Alvin Lee Copy Share Image
I come from a democratic world. My world is moderate Democrats, Reagan-type Democrats if you want, the blues or whatever you call… — Carl Paladino Copy Share Image
Ever since I was a little kid and first heard Jimmy Reed's 'Honey, Don't Let Me Go,' the blues has been in… — Billy Gibbons Copy Share Image
A long time ago, you couldn't say what you mean in blues. You had to disguise it, and that's where the double… — Dusty Hill Copy Share Image
“Glum. It meant having the blues in a way that annoyed other people. Having the blues aggressively.” — Gillian Flynn Copy Share Image
Everybody started callin' my music rock and roll, but it wasn't anything but the same rhythm and blues I'd been playin' down… — Fats Domino Copy Share Image
There's this whole idea that you've got the blues and you're going to write. Bullshit. When I feel really bad, all I… — Lucinda Williams Copy Share Image
I think we as a band, as individuals, understand that all popular music stems from blues and jazz and even pop, but… — David Johansen Copy Share Image
It was always going to be a blues, soul, and rock-'n'-roll thing, because those are our ingredients. That's where we come from,… — Daniel Taylor Copy Share Image
That's where the Black Keys and Jack White have succeeded and I've failed: They've actually convinced college kids that they're listening to… — Joe Bonamassa Copy Share Image
My parents had this massive record player in the living room, a 'blue spot grand' they called it... it used up an… — Lenny Henry Copy Share Image
I grew up with music in the house. I was told I could sing as soon as I started talking. Everybody in… — Tracy Chapman Copy Share Image
To me, the blues is an infection. I don't think it's necessarily a melancholy thing; the blues can be really positive and… — Mick Fleetwood Copy Share Image
The whole of life itself expresses the blues. That's why I always say the blues are the true facts of life expressed… — Willie Dixon Copy Share Image
There was some scene in The Blues Brothers movie, when they had the chicken wire across the front of the stage, and… — William Bell Copy Share Image
I love Yamaha Clavinovas. I have them at home, in the studio and on tour with me. I find them ideal for… — Jools Holland Copy Share Image
I believe that blues and jazz are the two uniquely American contributions into music. — Edgar Winter Copy Share Image
My guitar is my torch, my soul carries the flame. Make no mistake, I'm a true blues man. — Big Bill Morganfield Copy Share Image
The blues is so expressive - nostalgic but not sentimental, mournful but not pathetic, so humble and close to the earth. It's… — Ry Cooder Copy Share Image
If 'Nevada' was an original for a certain scene of trans writing, 'Stone Butch Blues' is an original in literature, no qualifications. — Torrey Peters Copy Share Image
It's a true feeling that comes from the heart, not something that just comes out of my mouth. Blues is what I… — Koko Taylor Copy Share Image
To me, blues is more of a feel and a vibe, rather than sitting there and saying, 'Well, I'm gonna play bluesy… — Dimebag Darrell Copy Share Image
I saw 'Mahogany' and 'Lady Sings the Blues' when I was little and thought, 'That's what I want to do.' — Tamara Taylor Copy Share Image
The blues is nothing but a story... The verses which are sung in the blues is a true story, what people are… — David Edwards Copy Share Image
I didn't get into music to become a blues musician, or a country musician. I'm a singer-songwriter. In my book that means… — Justin Townes Earle Copy Share Image
As an artist, I wear many hats: musician, songwriter, producer, band member of Blues Traveler and solo artist. — John Popper Copy Share Image
The blues echoes right through into soul, R&B and hip hop. It's part of the make-up of modern music. You can't turn… — Ronnie Wood Copy Share Image
I grew up listening to blues and rock n' roll and other music, but, legitimately, the Stones is one of my favorite… — Ato Essandoh Copy Share Image
Blues is the bedrock of everything I do. All the characters in my plays, their ideas and attitudes, the stance they adopt… — August Wilson Copy Share Image
When I went to Memphis and Mississippi and Nashville, I learnt the blues is a whole way of life. I don't really… — Gin Wigmore Copy Share Image
I liked the 12-bar blues because everybody could play it, but they could also play it their own way, and they could… — Paul Rodgers Copy Share Image
The blues was so big in the late '60s that it kinda wore itself out, and people weren't diggin' the blues as… — Johnny Winter Copy Share Image
