Blues Quotes

667 quotes by 395 authors

Confused by the big city blues, he didn't know who's life he's leading. Put yourself behind the wheel, see if you can get that feel. — Robbie Robertson
Put tattoos all up and down our thighs, do anything our parents would despise. Take uppers, downers, blues, and reds and yellows, our brains are… — Joan Baez
If you've got bad news, you want to kick them blues, cocaine. — J.J. Cale
Old Hank would be proud, and Elvis would too, cause we like our country mixed with some big city blues. — Hank Williams, Jr.
Tina Turner gave me the highway blues. — Elton John
It's a losing proposition, but one you can't refuse. It's the politics of contraband, it's the smuggler's blues. — Glenn Frey
Our repertoire consisted of rhythm and blues, sort of country rhythm and blues, Sonny Terry things. — Ray Davies
My template for most songs is 'Is this inspiring?' and with the blues it so often is. — Mick Fleetwood
When you break it all down, my punk rock is my dad's blues. It's music from the underground, and it's real, and it's written for… — Frank Iero
My early influences were the Shadows, who were an English instrumental band. They basically got me into playing and later on I got into blues… — Tony Iommi
For a black male, the sound of the blues is pre-Civil Rights. It's oppression. — Gary Clark, Jr.
When I was growing up, I would go hang out with older guys at night in blues clubs. — Gary Clark, Jr.
I've never been an all-black girl. I like pinks and blues and greens. If you come over to my closet, you'll be able to find… — Carly Rae Jepsen
Most people say, 'Well, Earl, you sing the blues,' or however they want to categorize it. I just sing songs. — Earl King
Is this really Butte, Montana, or just existential blues? — Tom T. Hall
I need you like the blues needs the pain. — Janet Jackson
The blues? Why, the blues are a part of me. They're like a chant. The blues are like spirituals, almost sacred. When we sing blues,… — Alberta Hunter
In order to play jazz, you have to be able to play the blues. — Robert Cray
The blues style - moody or rollicking or boastful or bashful - developed in the Delta around 1900 and was, for a time, exclusively African-American.… — Tim Cahill
The blues is something separate from what I do. They connect at certain spots, but blues is different. I wouldn't put it in with what… — Bob Mould

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