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title: "5 Listening Blues Quotes by 4 authors"
description: "Browse 5 Listening Blues quotes by 4 authors. Discover the best Listening Blues sayings and thoughts."
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> [I have been influenced by music. I grew up listening to blues, jazz and all.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/redfoo/i-have-been-influenced-by-music-i-grew-up-listening-to-blues-jazz-and/)

[Redfoo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/redfoo/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1ae/redfoo-6024_blues_i-have-been-influenced-by-music-i-grew-u_417281.jpg)

> [I have learned as much about writing about my people by listening to blues and jazz and spirituals as I have by…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ernest-gaines/i-have-learned-as-much-about-writing-about-my-people-by-listening-to/)

[Ernest Gaines](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ernest-gaines/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/862/ernest-gaines-15825_books_i-have-learned-as-much-about-writing-abo_738801.jpg)

> [I didn't really grow up listening to blues, because I grew up in the Northwest. It wasn't really the center for blues.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-lynch/i-didn-t-really-grow-up-listening-to-blues-because-i-grew-up-in-the/)

[David Lynch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-lynch/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1aa/david-lynch-911_blues_i-didn-t-really-grow-up-listening-to-blu_1036184.jpg)

> [I have learned as much about writing about my people by listening to blues and jazz and spirituals as I have from…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ernest-gaines/i-have-learned-as-much-about-writing-about-my-people-by-listening-to-2/)

[Ernest Gaines](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ernest-gaines/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7de/ernest-gaines-15825_band_i-have-learned-as-much-about-writing-abo_1349255.jpg)

> [“Stop listening to the blues, and add some more songs to life's playlist.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maggie-galler/stop-listening-to-the-blues-and-add-some-more-songs-to-life-s-playlist/)

[Maggie Galler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maggie-galler/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/500/maggie-galler-258885_life_stop-listening-to-the-blues-and-add-some_1798803.jpg)

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