You play a 'lowdown dirty shame slow and lonesome, my mama dead, my papa across the sea I ain't dead but I'm just supposed to be' blues. You can take that same blues, make it uptempo, a shuffle blues, that's… — David Edwards Copy Share Image
The delta blues is a low-down, dirty shame blues. It's a sad, big wide sound, something to make you think about people who are dead or the women who left you. — David Edwards Copy Share Image
The turnaround is when you have a solo in betwixt the verses. You stoppin' to have a solo. — David Edwards Copy Share Image
I used to play too with a boy who played a saxophone. We didn't play no blues, we'd play a lot of love songs… — David Edwards Copy Share Image
My father had slowed down playing a little... I was 'round 10 or 12 years old. Every time he put his guitar down, I… — David Edwards Copy Share Image
You could play the blues like it was a lonesome thing - it was a feeling. — David Edwards Copy Share Image
I seen a lot of changes. You got to make changes. I even make changes in my blues. — David Edwards Copy Share Image
When I started to recording, I gave the name of Honeyboy, but my people only knew me by Honey. — David Edwards Copy Share Image
I ain't learn everything yet at 95. But I got good fingers, that's one thing, I got good fingers. If it weren't for them… — David Edwards Copy Share Image
I played with so many musicians and some of the musicians would have something I want. I steal a lot of them, and I… — David Edwards Copy Share Image
I used to be a drinker but I found out how bad it was and I let it alone. — David Edwards Copy Share Image
