Blues Quote by Debra Granik

The blues are what I've turned to, what has given me inspiration and relief in all the trials of my life.

— Eric Clapton

A lot of people relate me to the blues but I don't think it's a hindrance at this point. I've been doing it long…

— Paul Butterfield

I think once I had lived life, once I had failed enough in this lifetime and got back up a thousand times from failing,…

— Fantastic Negrito

The blues comes right back to a person's feelings, to his daily activities in life. But rich people don't know nothing about the blues,…

— Jimmy Rushing

Blues is life, you know? An appreciation for the depth of life and the fact that hard times strengthen you and make you ready…

— Stephen Henderson

Sure, I get the blues. But what I try to do, is apply joy to the blues, you know? I don't know if it's…

— Jeff Bridges

The form of the blues helps us express our joys, our fears, our - anything you want to express. And it helps you get…

— Dion DiMucci

The blues, the way it's interpreted, is always a product of your environment, and so it's almost like food. You know, it's like you…

— Joe Bonamassa

Sounds like the blues are composed of feeling, finesse, and fear.

— Billy Gibbons

The blues has been in my life since I was little.

— Lenny Henry

The blues is not the creation of a crushed-spirited people. It is the product of a forward-looking, upward-striving people.

— Albert Murray

I listen to blues music a lot and that's a good person feeling bad and celebrating that pain by releasing it in that kind…

— Henry Rollins