Luther Allison Quotes

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• I've been waiting for that bright sunshine to show up and shine in my back door someday.
• The blues is the foundation, and it's got to carry the top. The other part of the scene, the rock 'n' roll and the jazz,…
• Before I left, I opened a lot of doors for a lot of people to play the blues.
• I have as much input to the blues; I just never got the chance, the opportunity or maybe the respect.
• But my big thing was always the blues.
• Coming from the cotton plantation, the southern regions, I was brought up with real nice kids, mannered kids, who would go to church on Sunday.
• I don't want to be in some big beautiful place that nobody want me, because I play the blues.
• I look in music magazines now and see things on Luther Allison, and my name's getting out there more, thanks to all the good people…
• I think I'm the most positive guy still going in my generation, and I'm out there to prove that.
• In the blues, it just takes so long for us to get recognized.
• In the States, it takes you a lifetime just to get from Chicago's South Side to the West Side.
• Me being a skinny guy, I could crawl into the steel pit.
• Well, I first started going to Europe in the late '70s.
• When I got to Chicago I had to find my way.
• Well, I've had to deal with everything in my life... leavin' the family, learnin' what not and what to do.
• I want people to recognize Luther Allison when I play.
• What I want to do, is play music for somebody who believe in me.
• I want to play in a place people want to hear me.
• And I can do the rock clubs if I have to.
• But you know, I still had a dream of being able to go back home and tour.

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