For me, the most powerful form of music was gospel music. It led me to the blues. — Susan Tedeschi Copy Share Image
Just because you're from up north, it's not like the blues are a regional thing. It's just all about what moves you. — Susan Tedeschi Copy Share Image
If it wasn't for blues and gospel, I don't think I would be who I am. — Susan Tedeschi Copy Share Image
The great thing about the blues is that it's not about male or female. — Susan Tedeschi Copy Share Image
Everything we do is so soulful. It's actually a blend of gospel, blues, country and funk, but it's all soulful where we're… — Susan Tedeschi Copy Share Image
Really, it was after I got out of college that I began to get into the blues. I started going to blues… — Susan Tedeschi Copy Share Image
For a long time, I really didn't know what my calling was, but when I discovered blues in my early twenties, that… — Susan Tedeschi Copy Share Image
If I'm, you know, in that mind-set and you're just playing in a bar and it's dark and you just dig in,… — Susan Tedeschi Copy Share Image
I always loved to sing, and my mom was always doing musical theater, and my dad was always with his acoustic guitar… — Susan Tedeschi Copy Share Image
I love playing live and meeting a lot of the people and hearing their stories and how the music touches their lives. — Susan Tedeschi Copy Share
To me, Red Rocks is very Colorado, and you're loving nature and just soaking it all up. If you're that kind of person, it's… — Susan Tedeschi Copy Share
I never really get to go out and see shows, other than your own or if you're at a festival or something. — Susan Tedeschi Copy Share
I played with Buddy Guy on his 63rd birthday and got to bring him a cake. And I played with B.B. King on his… — Susan Tedeschi Copy Share
Derek is a workaholic. He'll stay in the studio day and night if we let him. Me, I need to get away from it.… — Susan Tedeschi Copy Share
It is sometimes a lot trickier to kind of be sweet and have, you know, the control and also have your voice sound like… — Susan Tedeschi Copy Share
For a long time, I really didn't know what my calling was, but when I discovered blues in my early twenties, that seemed to… — Susan Tedeschi Copy Share
We have a rule about how much we will work, so that we're not away from our kids for too long. — Susan Tedeschi Copy Share
Sometimes you see these great musicians on the same playbill, in concert together, and it blows your mind. — Susan Tedeschi Copy Share
Actually we used bands like Mad Dogs & Englishmen, Delaney & Bonnie, and Derek & the Dominos as a template. — Susan Tedeschi Copy Share
I think sometimes I tap into other people. I sometimes write about other things that I see or just different situations. — Susan Tedeschi Copy Share
I got a Magic Sam record, 'West Side Soul,' and that just ruined me. His voice, pure power, and then his guitar playing, I… — Susan Tedeschi Copy Share
