--- title: "1 Playing Blues Quotes By Steve Winwood" description: "1 Playing Blues quotes by Steve Winwood. Plus more from Steve Winwood and more Playing Blues sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f76/steve-winwood-13379_band_it-s-an-often-asked-question-why-did-all_3166808.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 as this kind of vibrant music and when I first started playing in a blues band I just…](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) ## More by Steve Winwood > [It could be my British need for discipline that makes me admire the American appetite for freedom and passion.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-winwood/it-could-be-my-british-need-for-discipline-that-makes-me-admire-the/) [Steve Winwood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-winwood/) > [Music is a science, in many ways it's mathematical.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-winwood/music-is-a-science-in-many-ways-it-s-mathematical/) [Steve Winwood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-winwood/) > [One of my problems is I'm not really sure if I slot into rock or not. I've always tried to combine world music, folk,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-winwood/one-of-my-problems-is-i-m-not-really-sure-if-i-slot-into-rock-or-not/) [Steve Winwood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-winwood/) > [Obviously, the Sixties was a time when everyone wanted to experiment, and then everything became very formulated and corporate, so artists tended to get…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-winwood/obviously-the-sixties-was-a-time-when-everyone-wanted-to-experiment/) [Steve Winwood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-winwood/) > [All through the kind of late '80s and '90s, every A&R record company man was saying, 'Now what we want is another record like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-winwood/all-through-the-kind-of-late-80s-and-90s-every-a-r-record-company-man/) [Steve Winwood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-winwood/) > [I think a lot of people came into rock n' roll to try to change the world. I came into rock n' roll to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-winwood/i-think-a-lot-of-people-came-into-rock-n-roll-to-try-to-change-the/) [Steve Winwood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-winwood/) > [Savor the throne, but don't mind the stool.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-winwood/savor-the-throne-but-don-t-mind-the-stool/) [Steve Winwood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-winwood/) > [Don't buy this 'believe in yourself' rubbish. Why do they keep telling youngsters that? There's no point believing in yourself if you don't know…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-winwood/don-t-buy-this-believe-in-yourself-rubbish-why-do-they-keep-telling/) [Steve Winwood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-winwood/) > [The voices inside you can lead your soul astray Believe in what you dream Don't turn away don't you turn away. Reach for the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-winwood/the-voices-inside-you-can-lead-your-soul-astray-believe-in-what-you/) [Steve Winwood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-winwood/) > [If you hold me, I will let you into my dreams.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-winwood/if-you-hold-me-i-will-let-you-into-my-dreams/) [Steve Winwood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-winwood/) > [A band is not a marriage. There are no oaths of allegiance. If you feel your life will be better served by splitting up…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-winwood/a-band-is-not-a-marriage-there-are-no-oaths-of-allegiance-if-you-feel/) [Steve Winwood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-winwood/) > [While there is time, let's go out and do everything.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-winwood/while-there-is-time-let-s-go-out-and-do-everything/) [Steve Winwood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-winwood/) > [What selfish seeds I plant along the way, black harvest today.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-winwood/what-selfish-seeds-i-plant-along-the-way-black-harvest-today/) [Steve Winwood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-winwood/) > [One man puts the fire out, the other lights the fuse.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-winwood/one-man-puts-the-fire-out-the-other-lights-the-fuse/) [Steve Winwood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-winwood/) > [When life is too much, roll with it, baby.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-winwood/when-life-is-too-much-roll-with-it-baby/) [Steve Winwood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-winwood/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/playing-blues/steve-winwood/#itemlist", "name": "1 Playing Blues Quotes By Steve Winwood", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "It's an often-asked question, 'Why did all these spotty white English boys suddenly start playing blues in the '60s?' 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