Blues Quote by Hanif Kureishi

“The blues are because you're getting fat or maybe it's been raining too long. You're sad, that's all. But the mean reds are horrible.…

— Truman Capote

“And here's to the blues, the real blues— where there's a hint of hope in every cry of desperation.”

— David Mutti Clark

“I've had the blues for twenty-four years.”

— Gillian Flynn

A lot of people wonder, what is the blues? Well, I'm gonna tell you what the blues is.

— Howlin' Wolf

The blues needs to be everything to you, otherwise it's not going to come across. That's what I think.

— Gary Moore

This be an empty world without the blues.

— Ma Rainey

When you are through with the blues, you've got nothing to rest on.

— Mahalia Jackson

“Glum. It meant having the blues in a way that annoyed other people. Having the blues aggressively.”

— Gillian Flynn

The blues tells a story. Every line of the blues has a meaning.

— John Lee Hooker

To me, blues is more of a feel and a vibe, rather than sitting there and saying, 'Well, I'm gonna play bluesy now.'

— Dimebag Darrell

“Hell's a-coming and we all gotta learn to play the blues. (347)”

— Jonathan Maberry

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

— Maggie Galler