All John Lee Hooker Quotes
- I wanna get drunk 'til I'm off my mind. One bourbon, one scotch, and one beer. Alcohol
- I just get an idea and then all of a sudden I've got a song. All
- I like dropping into a small club and playing with some people, trying to help them get a start. Club
- I've got enough money to live me two lifetimes so I don't have to do nothing I don't want to. Enough Money
- I went on to Cincinnati. I had got a taste of the big cities and them bright lights. I stayed there until I was about… Big
- I am a happy man. I've had a good life. Good
- But I don't want to do no big tours or go out on the road. Big
- All my life I been doin' what people tell me to do. Now, I'm telling them. All
- 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 help… All
- I hitchhiked, took trucks 'n' trains - anything that would pick me up. I stopped in Memphis for about six months and they found me… Come Got
- 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 pick… Afraid
- 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 whatever.… Along
- Oh, I still like to play and I still play when I want to. Oh
- I like the small clubs. Clubs
- I remember back in Detroit, I used to go to the Apex Bar every night after I got off work. The bartender there used to… Apex
- In my career, people in the record business have been rockin' in the same ol' boat. They all crooks - I'll say it clear and… All
- You can go to Europe, and there's no turnin' back - any parts of Europe. Wherever you are, there is no stop and go for… Any