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title: "1 Blues Like Quotes By Edgar Winter"
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> [I liked the more sophisticated urban style of blues like Ray Charles and B. B. King, Bobby Blue Bland, Lou Rawls; people like that with more of a tendency toward jazz.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edgar-winter/i-liked-the-more-sophisticated-urban-style-of-blues-like-ray-charles/)

[Edgar Winter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edgar-winter/)

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## More by Edgar Winter

> [When I was first starting out, you'd have to bang an old upright piano and stick a mike in it and it would always…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edgar-winter/when-i-was-first-starting-out-you-d-have-to-bang-an-old-upright-piano/)

[Edgar Winter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edgar-winter/)

> [When I did 'Frankenstein,' the record company said, 'Now you can do 'Dracula' and 'Wolf Man' and we'll call the whole thing Monster Rock!'…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edgar-winter/when-i-did-frankenstein-the-record-company-said-now-you-can-do/)

[Edgar Winter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edgar-winter/)

> [As far as I'm concerned, blues and jazz are the great American contributions to music.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edgar-winter/as-far-as-i-m-concerned-blues-and-jazz-are-the-great-american/)

[Edgar Winter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edgar-winter/)

> [I just want to thank all my fans for their loyalty and support-for coming out to the shows and buying the CDs.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edgar-winter/i-just-want-to-thank-all-my-fans-for-their-loyalty-and-support-for/)

[Edgar Winter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edgar-winter/)

> [This year's Hippiefest tour is truly a 'Classic Rock 'n Blues Tour' - a landmark, historic, musical celebration of which my band and I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edgar-winter/this-year-s-hippiefest-tour-is-truly-a-classic-rock-n-blues-tour-a/)

[Edgar Winter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edgar-winter/)

> [I've always considered myself something of a musical rebel.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edgar-winter/i-ve-always-considered-myself-something-of-a-musical-rebel/)

[Edgar Winter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edgar-winter/)

> [I used to go to these old tent revivals and listen to the gospel singers. If you think rock and roll is energetic, it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edgar-winter/i-used-to-go-to-these-old-tent-revivals-and-listen-to-the-gospel/)

[Edgar Winter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edgar-winter/)

> [There is a real formula to writing music, verse, chorus, verse, chorus, bridge. It's very formulaic. The subject matter that you can address in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edgar-winter/there-is-a-real-formula-to-writing-music-verse-chorus-verse-chorus/)

[Edgar Winter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edgar-winter/)

> [I really had little interest in becoming famous. When I write my book, it will be my guide to avoid becoming a rock star.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edgar-winter/i-really-had-little-interest-in-becoming-famous-when-i-write-my-book/)

[Edgar Winter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edgar-winter/)

> [When you record for a label, they own that material in perpetuity, meaning that they can release, chose not to release , or repackage…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edgar-winter/when-you-record-for-a-label-they-own-that-material-in-perpetuity/)

[Edgar Winter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edgar-winter/)

> [I hadn't realized the number of people that are still interested in listening to what I am doing, people I would never know about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edgar-winter/i-hadn-t-realized-the-number-of-people-that-are-still-interested-in/)

[Edgar Winter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edgar-winter/)

> [So yeah, I am definitely a blues man at heart.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edgar-winter/so-yeah-i-am-definitely-a-blues-man-at-heart/)

[Edgar Winter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edgar-winter/)

> [I believe that blues and jazz are the two uniquely American contributions into music.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edgar-winter/i-believe-that-blues-and-jazz-are-the-two-uniquely-american/)

[Edgar Winter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edgar-winter/)

> [I love music more just in and of itself. I love harmony and rhythm.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edgar-winter/i-love-music-more-just-in-and-of-itself-i-love-harmony-and-rhythm/)

[Edgar Winter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edgar-winter/)

> [The most profound, tangible influence in my life has been my wife, Monique. I don't know that I would even be alive were it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edgar-winter/the-most-profound-tangible-influence-in-my-life-has-been-my-wife/)

[Edgar Winter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edgar-winter/)

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