Blues Quotes

667 Blues quotes by 395 unique authors

In blues, classical and jazz, you get more revered with age. — Bonnie Raitt
Elvis might have compromised his musical style a bit towards the end, but that doesn't mean that artists from the rock n' roll/folk-roots culture -… — Bonnie Raitt
I didn't have to be a pop singer with a certain look. When I started, there was really a revolution in natural artists with blues… — Bonnie Raitt
I'm certain that it was an incredible gift for me to not only be friends with some of the greatest blues people who've ever lived,… — Bonnie Raitt
Pat Benatar might need a rock band, but I can just sit with a blues guitar for an hour and a half and do folk… — Bonnie Raitt
The consolidation of the music business has made it difficult to encourage styles like the blues, all of which deserve to be celebrated as part… — Bonnie Raitt
I've gone the full spectrum - from gospel to blues to jazz to soul to pop - and the public has accepted what I've done… — Lou Rawls
I listen to a lot of Chicago blues, I suppose. It reminds me of growing up, I guess. But I'm also obsessed by close-harmony groups.… — John C. Reilly
You know, the BBC had not been particularly generous in its deliverance of blues and esoteric kinds of music. — Keith Richards
Another thing to do with the blues is how they were recorded. They were done on the quick, and some of that stuff was made… — Keith Richards
If you don't know the blues... there's no point in picking up the guitar and playing rock and roll or any other form of popular… — Keith Richards
I didn't want to go out and change anything. I just wanted to make the music that was part of my background, which was rock… — Kid Rock
My take on rap is driven by straightforward American southern rock and blues. — Kid Rock
The blues is losing someone you love and not having enough money to immerse yourself in drink. — Henry Rollins
Blues was my first love. It was the first thing where I said, 'Oh man, this is the stuff.' It just sounded so raw and… — Carlos Santana
I have been accused of being a very simplistic, very lyrical player, and that's okay. That just comes from the blues, which is my background.… — Carlos Santana
I can show you that I have played with just about every jazz musician, every African musician, every blues musician. It's not like I'm cashing… — Carlos Santana
I was backstage at the House of Blues in L.A where I was about to perform, and Stevie Wonder and Prince turned up at my… — Jill Scott
If I feel really ugly or unhappy, sometimes I'll choose bright colors so they'll make me feel good. Yellows, pinks, light blues and orange. I… — Jill Scott
The difference between blues, jazz, rock n' roll and rap is that rap stayed poor. Even the white rappers are poor. It's scarier to look… — Russell Simmons
Some of the greatest blues music is some of the darkest music you've ever heard. — Bruce Springsteen
My musical taste has always been wide. I started out as a folky before I moved on to blues and soul. — Rod Stewart
I sang in church growing up. Memphis is the blues capital of the world, we like to say. — Justin Timberlake
Pop music is aspirin and the blues are vitamins. — Peter Tork
When I was growing up, the blues did seem too simple to me. I was just a muso. — Steve Vai

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