Blues Quote by Fred Armisen

I've listened to blues my whole life. I know it, I play it, I understand it.

— Ry Cooder

When we sing the blues, we're singin' out our hearts, we're singing out our feelings. Maybe we're hurt and just can't answer back, then…

— Zora Neale Hurston

The blues is a hopeful music. It helps you process something rather than avoid it. It's like mourning, in essence.

— Ted Alexandro

I'm a blues guy and I listen to blues all the time and blues is timeless.

— John Seagall

It's okay to sing the blues once in a while, but don't let it become your favourite song.

— @efiosiugbore

The blues echoes right through into soul, R&B and hip hop. It's part of the make-up of modern music. You can't turn your back…

— Ronnie Wood

In my moments of down time I tend to listen to Blues.

— Horace Panter

The blues is instilled in every musical cell that floats around your body.

— Nick Cave

“Stop listening to the blues, and add some more songs to life's playlist.”

— Maggie Galler

I love the blues, but I love a lot of music.

— Anand Mahindra

The blues? Why, the blues are a part of me. They're like a chant. The blues are like spirituals, almost sacred. When we sing…

— Alberta Hunter

The blues is deceptively simple. Verse and chorus. Sometimes not even a chorus. Four bars that repeat, no Auto-Tune, electricity optional. It is the…

— Shawn Amos