It's never hard to sing the blues. Everyone in the world has the blues . . . — John Lee Hooker Copy Share Image
If they played more blues, people would just get it - they try to hold it back but just about can't hold it back… — John Lee Hooker Copy Share Image
I do benefits. I do them all the time. There's so many people out there that needs help that I can't say I won't… — John Lee Hooker Copy Share Image
Like you and your woman ain't gettin' along and you're in love. You can't sleep at nights. Your mind is on her - on… — John Lee Hooker Copy Share Image
I have heartaches, I have blues. No matter what you got, the blues is there. 'Cause that's all I know - the blues. And… — John Lee Hooker Copy Share Image
Poor people have the blues because they're poor and hungry. Rich people can't sleep at night because they're trying to hold on to their… — John Lee Hooker Copy Share Image
All my life I been doin' what people tell me to do. Now, I'm telling them. — John Lee Hooker Copy Share Image
I been doing the same things as in my younger days, when I was coming up, and now here I am, an old man,… — John Lee Hooker Copy Share Image
The way Will Moore taught me, and the way I play it, the blues is just something different. — John Lee Hooker Copy Share Image
I'm even afraid to lay down with you at night, because when you go to bed at night, mean woman, you got an ice… — John Lee Hooker Copy Share Image
