Blues Quotes

667 quotes by 395 authors

I'll tell you a little secret about the Blues: it's not enough to know which notes to play, you have to know why they need… — George Carlin
Wouldn't you be mad if I told you to give up on someone you cared about? Just... hand her over to someone who doesn't even… — Rachel Vincent
These characters were like twelve-bar blues or other chord progressions. Given the basic parameters of Batman, different creators could play very different music. — Grant Morrison
And then I think we realized, like any young guys, that blues are not learned in a monastery. You've got to go out there and… — Keith Richards
I guess we often get the deep blues, both of us, and wonder what it all means- the people, the buildings, the day by day… — Charles Bukowski
Did you ever see an unhappy horse? Did you ever see bird that had the blues? One reason why birds and horses are not unhappy… — Dale Carnegie
Because the blues is the basis of most American music in the 20th century. It's a 12-bar form that's played by jazz, bluegrass and country… — Wynton Marsalis
Anytime a person can play the blues, he has a soul and he has a 'lift' to play anything else he wants to play. It's… — Jimmy Rushing
We're blues people. And blues never lets tragedy have the last word. — Wynton Marsalis
If you can't play the Blues you might as well hang it up. — Dexter Gordon
You have to make a decided effort to not get seduced by the Blues. — Al Jarreau
You don't have to live the blues to play the blues. — Herbie Mann
I had the blues because I had no shoes until upon the street, I met a man who had no feet. — Denis Waitley
Colours change: in the morning light, red shines out bright and clear and the blues merge into their surroundings, melting into the greens; but by… — Rosemary Verey
I learned jazz; that comes from blues. I learned rock; that comes from blues. I learned pop; that comes from blues. Even dance, that comes… — Cyndi Lauper
One of my strongest memories is my father playing bongos in the living room in Detroit listening to Motown radio. He was this skinny white… — Sufjan Stevens
AC/DC is a prime example of taking that blues rock thing and just living in that world. They only really move the furniture around a… — Joe Perry
When I was young, I wanted to be the greatest blues singer of all time. I wrecked my education and left home for it. — Felix Dennis
For a while I had a blues band in L.A., but I realized I was too optimistic to play the blues. I did not have… — John C. Reilly
I go to Spain a lot, in winter, for a blast of sunlight to banish the blues brought on by the Irish greys and drizzle.… — Kevin Barry

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