Blues Quotes

667 quotes by 395 authors

I not only played and sang blues, but I also had to toss the piano around a bit to amuse the patrons. — Unknown Author
James Cotton is a real blues guy, and he played with Muddy Waters, and it surprised me that they would want me to make a… — Charlie Haden
Let the blues, is a low-down achin' heart disease." — Robert Johnson
You can go to Europe, and there's no turnin' back - any parts of Europe. Wherever you are, there is no stop and go for… — John Lee Hooker
Well, I don't know how they define that. But they have this Texas blues thing blown kinda out of proportion. I am a Long John… — John Hunter
I wouldn't think a blues album would be that commercially successful, but I don't really care. I'd do it for the love of blues, not… — Christine McVie
I don't wanta do any Blues or any sad songs. — Bob Livingston
We just sang real simple songs in a simple way that got to people. We didn't try to tart them up with orchestral arrangements and… — Mick Ralphs
I'm not really a country singer, although I did make a couple albums and love its simple, straight-from-the-heart approach, but I have always sung a… — Dinah Shore
The blues are like the fugue in 18th century. It's probably the music that belongs most to our time. — Michael Tippett
One thing the blues ain't, is funny. — Stephen Stills
It was the early days of Rock 'n' Roll in this country. We were all struggling to learn music, it might be Country, Jazz, Classical,… — Jim Sullivan
It's been a while since I watched the tube cause like a crip said: I got way too many blues for any more bad news. — Kanye West
You ain't heard of me, then you should go and get a blues clue; oops I mean a red clue, Wayne's here; Suwoo. — Drake
Black is not defined by the media: Tall T's, Saggy Pants, Icy Teeth or Style of Dance. Black is not defined by the media, it's… — Kamanda Ndama
I've got a bottle and a girl who's fourteen and a damn good case of Mexicali Blues. — Grateful Dead
I don't read the daily news, cause it ain't hard to figure why people gets the blues. — Unknown Author
Nothing but blues and Elvis. — Steely Dan
Kick back, give the blues spin. Break out the wine, forget again. Dig down deep, find my stash. Light it up, take me back. — Eric Church
Long my days and dark my nights. Tick tock of the clock with the lights up bright. Shades of the blues to come. You givin'… — Robben Ford

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