Blues Quotes

667 quotes by 411 authors

There's only two kinds of music: the blues and zippety doo-dah. — Townes Van Zandt
The words to country songs are very earthy like the blues. They're not as dressed up and the people are very honest and say, 'Look,… — Ray Charles
I had the one thing you need to be a blues singer, I was born with the blues. — Lightnin' Hopkins
The blues are real important. It's where most of the hard rock n' roll came from. — Izzy Stradlin
The blues ain't nothin' but a botheration on your mind. — Memphis Slim
I'm sure there are a few things in my CD collection that might surprise people. I like classical music, the blues, and I'm a big… — Brad Paisley
No. The blues are because you're getting fat and maybe it's been raining too long; you're just sad, that's all. The mean reds are horrible.… — Audrey Hepburn
God, I'm just a fat bald guy, 60 years old, singing the blues, you know? — Joe Cocker
I don't know why people call me a jazz singer, though I guess people associate me with jazz because I was raised in it, from… — Sarah Vaughan
Jazz is like a great blues band that fell down the stairs — Michael Buble
I was born swinging and clapped my hands in church as a little boy, but I've grown up and I like to do things other… — Charles Mingus
So study your rock history, son. That be the Bible of the Blues. — Steven Tyler
I think the blues will always be around. People need it. — Johnny Winter
I just like the blues better than rock 'n' roll — Johnny Winter
The Progressive Blues Experiment, Johnny Winter... and Still Alive and Well is my favorite rock record — Johnny Winter
There were a whole lot, I bought every blues record I could find, it wasn't just one or two people. My vocal influences were Ray… — Johnny Winter
I really appreciate when someone can blow me away with live acoustic blues — Johnny Winter
I started playing ukulele first for 2 years from age 9 to 11 and got my first guitar and got inspired by blues I heard… — Johnny Winter
When I was about 12, I knew I wanted to be a musician. The blues had so much emotion and so much feeling; if you… — Johnny Winter
I just hope I'm remembered as a good blues musician. — Johnny Winter

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