--- title: "1 Song Want Quotes By John Lee Hooker" description: "1 Song Want quotes by John Lee Hooker. Plus more from John Lee Hooker and more Song Want sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bd7/john-lee-hooker-15412_ball-game_i-want-to-play-music-when-i-want-write-a_1296449.jpg" --- > [I want to play music when I want, write a song if I want or watch a baseball game if I want.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-lee-hooker/i-want-to-play-music-when-i-want-write-a-song-if-i-want-or-watch-a/) [John Lee Hooker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-lee-hooker/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bd7/john-lee-hooker-15412_ball-game_i-want-to-play-music-when-i-want-write-a_1296449.jpg) ## More by John Lee Hooker > [If they played more blues, people would just get it - they try to hold it back but just about can't hold it back…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-lee-hooker/if-they-played-more-blues-people-would-just-get-it-they-try-to-hold/) [John Lee Hooker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-lee-hooker/) > [I do benefits. I do them all the time. There's so many people out there that needs help that I can't say I won't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-lee-hooker/i-do-benefits-i-do-them-all-the-time-there-s-so-many-people-out-there/) [John Lee Hooker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-lee-hooker/) > [Like you and your woman ain't gettin' along and you're in love. You can't sleep at nights. Your mind is on her - on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-lee-hooker/like-you-and-your-woman-ain-t-gettin-along-and-you-re-in-love-you-can/) [John Lee Hooker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-lee-hooker/) > [I don't do nothing I don't want to do.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-lee-hooker/i-don-t-do-nothing-i-don-t-want-to-do/) [John Lee Hooker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-lee-hooker/) > [I am a happy man. I've had a good life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-lee-hooker/i-am-a-happy-man-i-ve-had-a-good-life/) [John Lee Hooker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-lee-hooker/) > [I have heartaches, I have blues. No matter what you got, the blues is there. 'Cause that's all I know - the blues. And…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-lee-hooker/i-have-heartaches-i-have-blues-no-matter-what-you-got-the-blues-is/) [John Lee Hooker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-lee-hooker/) > [Poor people have the blues because they're poor and hungry. Rich people can't sleep at night because they're trying to hold on to their…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-lee-hooker/poor-people-have-the-blues-because-they-re-poor-and-hungry-rich/) [John Lee Hooker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-lee-hooker/) > [All my life I been doin' what people tell me to do. Now, I'm telling them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-lee-hooker/all-my-life-i-been-doin-what-people-tell-me-to-do-now-i-m-telling-them/) [John Lee Hooker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-lee-hooker/) > [I been doing the same things as in my younger days, when I was coming up, and now here I am, an old man,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-lee-hooker/i-been-doing-the-same-things-as-in-my-younger-days-when-i-was-coming/) [John Lee Hooker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-lee-hooker/) > [No matter what you got, the blues is there](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-lee-hooker/no-matter-what-you-got-the-blues-is-there/) [John Lee Hooker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-lee-hooker/) > [The way Will Moore taught me, and the way I play it, the blues is just something different.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-lee-hooker/the-way-will-moore-taught-me-and-the-way-i-play-it-the-blues-is-just/) [John Lee Hooker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-lee-hooker/) > [I'm even afraid to lay down with you at night, because when you go to bed at night, mean woman, you got an ice…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-lee-hooker/i-m-even-afraid-to-lay-down-with-you-at-night-because-when-you-go-to/) [John Lee Hooker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-lee-hooker/) > [Ron Thompson, he's my main man!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-lee-hooker/ron-thompson-he-s-my-main-man/) [John Lee Hooker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-lee-hooker/) > [They wasn't gonna give you nothin'. I didn't care as long as they let me play my music. Cash on the spot... You cheat…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-lee-hooker/they-wasn-t-gonna-give-you-nothin-i-didn-t-care-as-long-as-they-let/) [John Lee Hooker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-lee-hooker/) > [“One night I was layin' down, I heard Papa talkin' to Mama, I heard Papa say to let that boy boogie-woogie. 'Cause it's in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-lee-hooker/one-night-i-was-layin-down-i-heard-papa-talkin-to-mama-i-heard-papa/) [John Lee Hooker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-lee-hooker/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/song-want/john-lee-hooker/#itemlist", "name": "1 Song Want Quotes By John Lee Hooker", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I want to play music when I want, write a song if I want or watch a baseball game if I want.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "John Lee Hooker" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-lee-hooker/i-want-to-play-music-when-i-want-write-a-song-if-i-want-or-watch-a/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bd7/john-lee-hooker-15412_ball-game_i-want-to-play-music-when-i-want-write-a_1296449.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bd7/john-lee-hooker-15412_ball-game_i-want-to-play-music-when-i-want-write-a_1296449.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bd7/john-lee-hooker-15412_ball-game_i-want-to-play-music-when-i-want-write-a_1296449.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I want to play music when I want, write a song if I want or watch a baseball game if I want.” — John Lee Hooker", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } } ] }, { "@type": "CollectionPage", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/song-want/john-lee-hooker/#webpage", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/song-want/john-lee-hooker/", "name": "Song Want Quotes by John Lee Hooker", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/song-want/john-lee-hooker/#itemlist" }, "primaryImageOfPage": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bd7/john-lee-hooker-15412_ball-game_i-want-to-play-music-when-i-want-write-a_1296449.jpg" }, "description": "1 Song Want quotes by John Lee Hooker. 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