Blues Quotes

667 quotes by 395 authors

I have to admit that more and more lately, the whole idea of jazz as an idiom is one that I've completely rejected. I just… — Pat Metheny
When I discovered Mose Allison I felt I had discovered the missing link between jazz and blues — Ray Davies
I remember listening to the radio as a kid and finding that the songs always made me feel more peaceful. Funny, but the more hurtin'… — Chris Isaak
Blues ainâ€™t football. You donâ€™t have to retire at 30. You can grow and play all your life. — Elvin Bishop
The rhythm persisted, the unfaltering common meter of blues, but the blueness itself, the sorrow, the despair, began to give way to hope. — Rudolph Fisher
I wanna record these girls individually. And then, I wanna cut a blues album on me. But all of it, original stuff, you know. When… — Ike Turner
After I exhausted the blues thing, I got into jazz. — Robert Quine
He's written some great songs. I thought that "Blues Man" was a perfect song for me to do as a tribute. — Alan Jackson
I like a very dark house, just black. I sit there and just think. Once I'm still and quiet inside, I'll begin. It's very personal;… — Bobby McFerrin
It's a blue album, but it's not a blues album. I'm not pretending all of a sudden now I'm blues. — Neil Young
Wild women don't get the blues. — Unknown Author
I never liked blues and I really didnâ€™t like jazz. I liked Chuck Berry. — Johnny Ramone
Pure, white rock 'n' roll, with no blues influence. — Johnny Ramone
I had always intended to make a living out of playing blues. But I never admitted it to myself. I don't suppose I could have… — Alexis Korner
I was considered as a jazz man rather than as a blues player. There were no blues players-you played one sort of jazz of another… — Alexis Korner
In 1940 I came across a record by Jimmy Yancey. I can't say how important that record is. From then on, all I wanted to… — Alexis Korner
The British feel of blues has been hard, rather than emotional. Far too much emphasis on 12 bar, too little attention to words, far too… — Alexis Korner
Iâ€™m not the only kid who grew up this way. Surrounded by people who used to say that rhyme about sticks and stones. As if… — Shane Koyczan
Everything comes out in blues music: joy , pain , struggle . Blues is affirmation with absolute elegance. — Wynton Marsalis
My folks have played everything from rock, disco, pop, funk, and blues. My dad has always brought and played different genres like jazz, classical, and… — Haley Reinhart

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