--- title: "1 Playing Blues Quotes By Denny Laine" description: "1 Playing Blues quotes by Denny Laine. Plus more from Denny Laine and more Playing Blues sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/251/denny-laine-10969_basically_the-moody-blues-was-very-big-in-france-b_2649105.jpg" --- > [The Moody Blues was very big in France, because they liked that we were basically playing blues.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/denny-laine/the-moody-blues-was-very-big-in-france-because-they-liked-that-we/) [Denny Laine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/denny-laine/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/251/denny-laine-10969_basically_the-moody-blues-was-very-big-in-france-b_2649105.jpg) ## More by Denny Laine > [In the studio is one thing, but playing live is the important part, I think.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/denny-laine/in-the-studio-is-one-thing-but-playing-live-is-the-important-part-i/) [Denny Laine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/denny-laine/) > ['Mull of Kintyre' was the biggest single of all time up until 'Don't They Know It's Christmas' by that big charity.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/denny-laine/mull-of-kintyre-was-the-biggest-single-of-all-time-up-until-don-t/) [Denny Laine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/denny-laine/) > [My fondest memories are of being hidden away in Scotland or Spain writing and working on songs for Wings.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/denny-laine/my-fondest-memories-are-of-being-hidden-away-in-scotland-or-spain/) [Denny Laine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/denny-laine/) > [Wings was one of the first bands in the 1970s to do stadium tours, as well as Led Zeppelin. We had all the most…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/denny-laine/wings-was-one-of-the-first-bands-in-the-1970s-to-do-stadium-tours-as/) [Denny Laine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/denny-laine/) > [I like to live in the future.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/denny-laine/i-like-to-live-in-the-future/) [Denny Laine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/denny-laine/) > [I was doing something of my own after I left The Moody Blues, I went away, lived in Spain for a while.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/denny-laine/i-was-doing-something-of-my-own-after-i-left-the-moody-blues-i-went/) [Denny Laine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/denny-laine/) > [I wrote 'No Words' and 'Mull of Kintyre' with help from Paul. He was always like a big brother to me and a strong…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/denny-laine/i-wrote-no-words-and-mull-of-kintyre-with-help-from-paul-he-was/) [Denny Laine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/denny-laine/) > [I was brought up on listening to 78 rpm records from crooners to opera singers to solo piano players.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/denny-laine/i-was-brought-up-on-listening-to-78-rpm-records-from-crooners-to/) [Denny Laine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/denny-laine/) > [Band on the Run' was pretty significant for me because two of the guys didn't turn up to record it. It was just me…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/denny-laine/band-on-the-run-was-pretty-significant-for-me-because-two-of-the-guys/) [Denny Laine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/denny-laine/) > [I'm not oriented by money, to be honest. Everybody thinks we're in the music business for money all of the time. But that's not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/denny-laine/i-m-not-oriented-by-money-to-be-honest-everybody-thinks-we-re-in-the/) [Denny Laine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/denny-laine/) > [When you go to a new country, you don't have the same facilities as you had in the one before. You adapt very quickly…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/denny-laine/when-you-go-to-a-new-country-you-don-t-have-the-same-facilities-as/) [Denny Laine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/denny-laine/) > [I don't have a normal job, so I don't consider retiring.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/denny-laine/i-don-t-have-a-normal-job-so-i-don-t-consider-retiring/) [Denny Laine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/denny-laine/) > [I've no real musical training, although I took some piano lessons a while ago.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/denny-laine/i-ve-no-real-musical-training-although-i-took-some-piano-lessons-a/) [Denny Laine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/denny-laine/) > [Nostalgia is one thing. It's great to go and play the old songs. People know them and appreciate them. You got to give them…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/denny-laine/nostalgia-is-one-thing-it-s-great-to-go-and-play-the-old-songs-people/) [Denny Laine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/denny-laine/) > [I really like to do small venues. They're more intimate.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/denny-laine/i-really-like-to-do-small-venues-they-re-more-intimate/) [Denny Laine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/denny-laine/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/playing-blues/denny-laine/#itemlist", "name": "1 Playing Blues Quotes By Denny Laine", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The Moody Blues was very big in France, because they liked that we were basically playing blues.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Denny Laine" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/denny-laine/the-moody-blues-was-very-big-in-france-because-they-liked-that-we/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/251/denny-laine-10969_basically_the-moody-blues-was-very-big-in-france-b_2649105.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/251/denny-laine-10969_basically_the-moody-blues-was-very-big-in-france-b_2649105.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/251/denny-laine-10969_basically_the-moody-blues-was-very-big-in-france-b_2649105.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The Moody Blues was very big in France, because they liked that we were basically playing blues.” — Denny Laine", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } } ] }, { "@type": "CollectionPage", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/playing-blues/denny-laine/#webpage", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/playing-blues/denny-laine/", "name": "Playing Blues Quotes by Denny Laine", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/playing-blues/denny-laine/#itemlist" }, "primaryImageOfPage": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/251/denny-laine-10969_basically_the-moody-blues-was-very-big-in-france-b_2649105.jpg" }, "description": "1 Playing Blues quotes by Denny Laine. 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