I found the blues too limiting, and classical was too disciplined. — Ritchie Blackmore Copy Share Image
I am very excited to be here in Wales and look forward to putting on the Cardiff Blues shirt. — Jonah Lomu Copy Share Image
The last thing that the blues needs is another smart-ass white boy with an attitude. — Brownie McGhee Copy Share Image
I always liked jazz. And my people liked the old blues, race records and the doo-wop and all that. — Amiri Baraka Copy Share Image
When I started workin' with Muddy. That convinced me that I could get away with doin' the blues. — Johnny Winter Copy Share Image
We were either listening to jazz or Robert Johnson, the old blues man, but not to our peers. — Butch Trucks Copy Share Image
“Hell's a-coming and we all gotta learn to play the blues. (347)” — Jonathan Maberry Copy Share Image
The blues is a mighty long road. Or it could be a river, one that twists and turns and flows into a… — Billy Gibbons Copy Share Image
Is it racist to prefer country music over the blues? Or is it simply a classic case of tribal antipathy toward the… — Joe Morton Copy Share Image
I wouldn't think a blues album would be that commercially successful, but I don't really care. I'd do it for the love… — Christine McVie Copy Share Image
I had heard blues and jazz all my life but I was never aware that it was associated with nightclubs and drinking. — Nina Simone Copy Share Image
I never build myself us. I let the people do that. I'm the most laid-back person, and I let them build me… — John Lee Hooker Copy Share Image
My favorite television show of all time is 'Hill Street Blues.' I think it's the show that is to television what Pele… — Lennie James Copy Share Image
My father and mother listened to oldies, from be-bop and swing music to - I hate to admit it, but - Barry… — Ivan Moody Copy Share Image
For a musician to be good, he has to have humanity and care about the other guy. And as for blues -… — Harry Dean Stanton Copy Share Image
If you are feeling some December blues, or even depression, don't fight it. Instead, do something for yourself. Be reflective. Let the… — Brad Feld Copy Share Image
'Deacon Blues' was special for me. It's the only time I remember mixing a record all day and, when the mix was… — Walter Becker Copy Share Image
I travel light, but always with three key things: Passport, cash and iPod. The latter is perhaps the most key - it… — Rande Gerber Copy Share Image
I picked up the guitar very late, in a very pagan way - I didn't know how to play, but I knew… — Lou Doillon Copy Share Image
No... the blues are because you're getting fat or because it's been raining too long. You're just sad, that's all. The mean… — Holly Golightly Copy Share Image
The blues is the foundation for a lot of things. Things have branched off. It's cool how music grows, but the foundation… — Gary Clark, Jr Copy Share Image
I don't even think whether I play the blues or not, I just play whatever feels right at the moment. I also… — David Gilmour Copy Share Image
I love songs, and I love songwriting, and there's a standard of songwriting within Chicago blues in particular. I don't like the… — Sinead O'Connor Copy Share Image
