When I go in front of an audience, I'll admit I sometimes have a certain amount of fear in me, because maybe the people are not going to accept what I'm doing today. That's bad for any artist, especially if… — Jimmy Rushing Copy Share Image
The blues comes right back to a person's feelings, to his daily activities in life. But rich people don't know nothing about the blues, please believe me. — Jimmy Rushing Copy Share Image
This business switching styles can't be done honestly by one man. As soon as he can play his instrument well, he can express himself,… — Jimmy Rushing Copy Share Image
When I go in front of an audience, I'll admit I sometimes have a certain amount of fear in me, because maybe the people… — Jimmy Rushing Copy Share Image
There's a difference between the blues of the New Orleans guys and anyone else and the difference is in a chord, but I can't… — Jimmy Rushing Copy Share Image
Anytime a person can play the blues, he has a soul and he has a 'lift' to play anything else he wants to play.… — Jimmy Rushing Copy Share Image
The blues comes right back to a person's feelings, to his daily activities in life. But rich people don't know nothing about the blues,… — Jimmy Rushing Copy Share Image
If I'm going to do blues, it's going to be a typical Jimmy Rushing record. — Jimmy Rushing Copy Share Image
The music business used to carry a certain amount of brotherly love, but it isn't that way now. — Jimmy Rushing Copy Share Image
The blues tells a story in itself. It can make you happy or give you a feeling to swing. — Jimmy Rushing Copy Share Image
I'm more relaxed when I can hear the beat clearly all the time I'm singing. — Jimmy Rushing Copy Share Image
