--- title: "18 Playing Blues Quotes by 17 authors" description: "Browse 18 Playing Blues quotes by 17 authors. Discover the best Playing Blues sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a57/george-wein-61948_blues_an-eighty-nine-year-old-kid-from-boston_1609224.png" --- > [An eighty-nine year old kid from Boston playing a blues in New Orleans takes a lot of chutzpah.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-wein/an-eighty-nine-year-old-kid-from-boston-playing-a-blues-in-new/) [George Wein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-wein/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a57/george-wein-61948_blues_an-eighty-nine-year-old-kid-from-boston_1609224.png) > [I kept playing blues-based music all during the 1980s, and it was tough.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rory-gallagher/i-kept-playing-blues-based-music-all-during-the-1980s-and-it-was-tough/) [Rory Gallagher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rory-gallagher/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e82/rory-gallagher-12913_1980s_i-kept-playing-blues-based-music-all-dur_3055570.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) > [I'm not committed to putting myself up for a blues guitarist, even though I love playing the blues.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-beck/i-m-not-committed-to-putting-myself-up-for-a-blues-guitarist-even/) [Jeff Beck](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-beck/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ea1/jeff-beck-10185_blues_i-m-not-committed-to-putting-myself-up-f_2443650.jpg) > [When you're 12 and, you know, slightly overweight and - for lack of a better word - white, and you're playing blues,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-bonamassa/when-you-re-12-and-you-know-slightly-overweight-and-for-lack-of-a/) [Joe Bonamassa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-bonamassa/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fc4/joe-bonamassa-6126_better_when-you-re-12-and-you-know-slightly-ove_81006.jpg) > [I've said that playing the blues is like having to be black twice. Stevie Ray Vaughan missed on both counts, but I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/b-b-king/i-ve-said-that-playing-the-blues-is-like-having-to-be-black-twice/) [B. B. King](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/b-b-king/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/914/b-b-king-4531_black_i-ve-said-that-playing-the-blues-is-like_2646045.png) > [There's a lot of struggling and a lot of activity going on in my playing. Blues Traveler adopted that style. People will…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-popper/there-s-a-lot-of-struggling-and-a-lot-of-activity-going-on-in-my/) [John Popper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-popper/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ab3/john-popper-4917_blues_there-s-a-lot-of-struggling-and-a-lot-of_841661.jpg) > [“It's called a gui-tar. It's used to perform American rural music. It's said to be especially popular in Texas," he told her.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-johnson/it-s-called-a-gui-tar-it-s-used-to-perform-american-rural-music-it-s/) [Adam Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-johnson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/753/adam-johnson-7721_american-music_it-s-called-a-gui-tar-it-s-used-to-perfo_1420743.png) > [My father was always playing this ethnic blues stuff around the house, and both my parents played. Then one day my father…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alvin-lee/my-father-was-always-playing-this-ethnic-blues-stuff-around-the-house/) [Alvin Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alvin-lee/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9a4/alvin-lee-17693_always_my-father-was-always-playing-this-ethnic_1615467.jpg) > [It's an often-asked question, 'Why did all these spotty white English boys suddenly start playing blues in the '60s?' It was recognized…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-winwood/it-s-an-often-asked-question-why-did-all-these-spotty-white-english/) [Steve Winwood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-winwood/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f76/steve-winwood-13379_band_it-s-an-often-asked-question-why-did-all_3166808.jpg) > [Jazz is the big brother of the blues. If a guy's playing blues like we play, he's in high school. When he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/b-b-king/jazz-is-the-big-brother-of-the-blues-if-a-guy-s-playing-blues-like-we/) [B. B. King](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/b-b-king/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/73c/b-b-king-4531_blues_jazz-is-the-big-brother-of-the-blues-if_1939174.png) > [With the White Stripes we were trying to trick people into not realising we were playing the blues. We did not want…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-white/with-the-white-stripes-we-were-trying-to-trick-people-into-not/) [Jack White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-white/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/91d/jack-white-1911_100-years_with-the-white-stripes-we-were-trying-to_2272964.png) > [I had always intended to make a living out of playing blues. But I never admitted it to myself. I don't suppose…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexis-korner/i-had-always-intended-to-make-a-living-out-of-playing-blues-but-i/) [Alexis Korner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexis-korner/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f56/alexis-korner-30316_becoming_i-had-always-intended-to-make-a-living-o_1672618.png) > [I think that the blues is in everything, so it's not possible to neglect it. You hear somebody go 'Ooh ooh oooh,'…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wynton-marsalis/i-think-that-the-blues-is-in-everything-so-it-s-not-possible-to/) [Wynton Marsalis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wynton-marsalis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a3c/wynton-marsalis-1721_blues_i-think-that-the-blues-is-in-everything_1606416.png) > [Whenever I was in the dressing room on my own, I'd start playing blues to myself. One night, Bob Daisley, the bass…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-moore/whenever-i-was-in-the-dressing-room-on-my-own-i-d-start-playing-blues/) [Gary Moore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-moore/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/319/gary-moore-11908_bass_whenever-i-was-in-the-dressing-room-on-m_750603.png) > [I opened up my mind as far as playing music. I was at a Cody Chesnutt concert a few years ago, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-clark-jr/i-opened-up-my-mind-as-far-as-playing-music-i-was-at-a-cody-chesnutt/) [Gary Clark, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-clark-jr/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/acf/gary-clark-jr-21362_bother_i-opened-up-my-mind-as-far-as-playing-mu_1382027.png) > [I was living and working with adult men who were playing a real art form. And I had been playing blues all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-miller/i-was-living-and-working-with-adult-men-who-were-playing-a-real-art/) [Steve Miller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-miller/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5d1/steve-miller-4008_art_i-was-living-and-working-with-adult-men_396772.png) > [When The Who first started, we were playing blues, and I dug the blues and I knew what I was supposed to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pete-townshend/when-the-who-first-started-we-were-playing-blues-and-i-dug-the-blues/) [Pete Townshend](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pete-townshend/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/052/pete-townshend-2499_blues_when-the-who-first-started-we-were-playi_2476139.png) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/playing-blues/#itemlist", "name": "Playing Blues Quotes", "numberOfItems": 18, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", 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That's what they said about Amadeus.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "John Popper" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-popper/there-s-a-lot-of-struggling-and-a-lot-of-activity-going-on-in-my/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ab3/john-popper-4917_blues_there-s-a-lot-of-struggling-and-a-lot-of_841661.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ab3/john-popper-4917_blues_there-s-a-lot-of-struggling-and-a-lot-of_841661.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ab3/john-popper-4917_blues_there-s-a-lot-of-struggling-and-a-lot-of_841661.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“There's a lot of struggling and a lot of activity going on in my playing. Blues Traveler adopted that style…” — John Popper", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 8, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“It's called a gui-tar. 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It was recognized as this kind of vibrant music and when I first started playing in a blues band I just wanted to bring it to a wider public who hadn't really heard it.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Steve Winwood" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-winwood/it-s-an-often-asked-question-why-did-all-these-spotty-white-english/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f76/steve-winwood-13379_band_it-s-an-often-asked-question-why-did-all_3166808.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f76/steve-winwood-13379_band_it-s-an-often-asked-question-why-did-all_3166808.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f76/steve-winwood-13379_band_it-s-an-often-asked-question-why-did-all_3166808.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“It's an often-asked question, 'Why did all these spotty white English boys suddenly start playing blues in…” — Steve Winwood", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 11, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Jazz is the big brother of the blues. If a guy's playing blues like we play, he's in high school. When he starts playing jazz it's like going on to college, to a school of higher learning.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "B. B. King" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/b-b-king/jazz-is-the-big-brother-of-the-blues-if-a-guy-s-playing-blues-like-we/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/73c/b-b-king-4531_blues_jazz-is-the-big-brother-of-the-blues-if_1939174.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/73c/b-b-king-4531_blues_jazz-is-the-big-brother-of-the-blues-if_1939174.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/73c/b-b-king-4531_blues_jazz-is-the-big-brother-of-the-blues-if_1939174.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Jazz is the big brother of the blues. If a guy's playing blues like we play, he's in high school. When he…” — B. B. 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