Blues Quote by Brian Eno

“Gospel music is never pessimistic, it's never 'oh my god, its all going down the tubes', like the blues often is.” quote by Brian Eno — Download Open image

“Gospel music is never pessimistic, it's never 'oh my god, its all going down the tubes', like the blues often is.”

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