Blues Quotes

667 Blues quotes by 395 unique authors

The parallel development in American blues to the British movement has resulted in Johnny Winters. — Alexis Korner
Blues is a natural fact, is something that a fellow lives. If you don't live it you don't have it. Young people have forgotten to… — Big Bill Broonzy
My guitar is my torch, my soul carries the flame. Make no mistake, I'm a true blues man. — Unknown Author
Logically, when you talkin' about folk music and blues, you find out it's music of just plain people. — Brownie McGhee
I still like to play the blues more than anything else. — Christine McVie
I will always love the guitar as long as I'm alive, the Blues is my heart. — Eddie Kirkland
As far as I'm concerned, blues and jazz are the great American contributions to music. — Edgar Winter
People that can't stand to listen to the blues, they've got to be phonies. — Etta James
I have heartaches, I have blues. No matter what you got, the blues is there. 'Cause that's all I know - the blues. And I… — John Lee Hooker
If they played more blues, people would just get it - they try to hold it back but just about can't hold it back now… — John Lee Hooker
I think it will always be around it just takes one person to make people aware of the blues. — Johnny Winter
I'm not good enough to be playin' much acoustic guitar onstage. Man, you gotta get so right; I mean, the tones, the feel, the sound.… — Johnny Winter
When I started workin' with Muddy. That convinced me that I could get away with doin' the blues. — Johnny Winter
The blues ain't nothing but a good man feelin' bad. — Leon Redbone
With my little band, I did everything they did with a big band. I made the blues jump. — Louis Jordan
The blues is the foundation, and it's got to carry the top. The other part of the scene, the rock 'n' roll and the jazz,… — Luther Allison
Before I left, I opened a lot of doors for a lot of people to play the blues. — Luther Allison
All the classic jazz players all sang and a lot of 'em sang blues. — Mose Allison
I used to listen to country and western and blues, John Lee Hooker, spirituals, the Bluegrass Boys, and Eddie Arnold. There was a radio station… — Otis Rush
A guy will promise you the world and give you nothin', and that's the blues. — Otis Rush
Them pains, when blues pains grab you, you'll sing the blues right. — Otis Rush
Elvis deserves a lot of credit for bringing the blues to middle America, not the Vegas stuff. The early stuff, The Sun records, and the… — Peter Tork
The blues brings you back into the fold. The blues isn't about the blues, it's about we have all had the blues and we are… — Peter Tork
I know some people will be surprised to hear it, but I've found that my music, whether its blues or rock, or whatever you want… — Rick Derringer
It was just like Howlin' Wolf. Once you arrive at the point that you understand it, the emotional factor is darker than some of the… — Robert Quine

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