Blues Quotes

667 Blues quotes by 395 unique authors

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
My influences have been what I call my four Bs - the primary one being the blues, then Borges, Baraka, and Bearden. — August Wilson
When I was a small boy, 10, 11, 12, probably somewhere around there, when I first heard a blues song on the radio, it was… — Hugh Laurie
I started to like blues, I guess, when I was about 6 or 7 years old. There was something about it, because nobody else played… — B B King
The blues was bleeding the same blood as me. — B B King
I just play blues for fun. — Howlin' Wolf
I love Yamaha Clavinovas. I have them at home, in the studio and on tour with me. I find them ideal for all sorts of… — Jools Holland
I play blues old-timey style. — Pinetop Perkins
Without the blues, modern music would be nothing like it is now - not remotely. — Henry Rollins
When the Negro musician or dancer swings the blues, he is fulfilling the same fundamental existential requirement that determines the mission of the poet, the… — Albert Murray
The blues is not the creation of a crushed-spirited people. It is the product of a forward-looking, upward-striving people. — Albert Murray

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