Blues Quotes

667 Blues quotes by 395 unique authors

I was real into Devo, Pavement, Captain Beefheart, and the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion. — Patrick Carney
I realized I was tired of singing about trees and flowers. I wanted to sing about real life. From then on, nobody could tell me… — Robert Cray
I'm a big, big blues fan and the last several years I've really invested in the blues a lot, and I think my playing is… — Vivian Campbell
I like blue a lot, and greens. Earthy blues and greens. — Lee DeWyze
I was lucky enough to get to see guys like Bugs Henderson, Jimmy Wallace, all those great Texas blues players. — Dimebag Darrell
I like blues but it is music I am too ignorant to understand. — Barry Gibb
I am a lover of all sorts of different music. I love blues and every piece of music that I have listened to has become… — David Gilmour
Yes, there's a lot of the blues in my playing. — David Gilmour
I'm not a big blues fan, but I don't know anyone who doesn't dig B.B. King. — Maurice Gibb
I love all types of music. Jazz, classical, blues, rock, hip-hop. I often write scripts to instrumentals like a hip-hop artist. Music inspires me to… — Chadwick Boseman
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

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