Blues Quotes

667 quotes by 411 authors

The American press has the blues. Too many authorities have assured it that its days are numbered, too many good newspapers are in ruins. — Russell Baker
Of course, there are a lot of ways you can treat the blues, but it will still be the blues. — Count Basie
Johnny Winter is one of the best blues players in the world. He's very underrated. — Ritchie Blackmore
I found the blues too limiting, and classical was too disciplined. — Ritchie Blackmore
Blues and soul and jazz music has so much pain, so much beauty of raw emotion and passion. — Christina Aguilera
Sure, I get the blues. But what I try to do, is apply joy to the blues, you know? I don't know if it's a… — Jeff Bridges
'Tailgate Blues' is kind of a lyrical masterpiece of a country song. — Luke Bryan
I love the intimacy of venues like the House of Blues. When everyone is packed in and so close to you, it makes you play… — Gary Allan
The blues is instilled in every musical cell that floats around your body. — Nick Cave
I'm an Australian, and when I grew up much of my influences were American - blues music and country music, all that sort of thing. — Nick Cave
What makes my approach special is that I do different things. I do jazz, blues, country music and so forth. I do them all, like… — Ray Charles
The blues are what I've turned to, what has given me inspiration and relief in all the trials of my life. — Eric Clapton
It was stumbling on to really the bible of the blues, you know, and a very powerful drug to be introduced to us and I… — Eric Clapton
I am, and always will be, a blues guitarist. — Eric Clapton
When all the original blues guys are gone, you start to realize that someone has to tend to the tradition. I recognize that I have… — Eric Clapton
I listened to King Oliver and I listened to Louis Armstrong, Jelly Roll Morton, Thelonious Monk, Charles Mingus, John Coltrane, Archie Shepp... I listened to… — Eric Clapton
When I was a teenager, I really didn't like loud rock music. I listened to jazz and blues and folk music. I've always preferred acoustic… — Ian Anderson
Blues is to jazz what yeast is to bread--without it, it's flat. — Carmen McRae
The Greatest Blues Singer in the World Will Never Stop Singing. — Bessie Smith
Saturday night is your big night. Everybody used to fry up fish and have one hell of a time. Find me playing till sunrise for… — Muddy Waters

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