Building Quote by Jimmy Rushing

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

It's so satisfying as a guitar player to play stuff that's related to the blues.

— Paul Gilbert

The blues is not a plaything like some people think they are.

— Son House

Blues is the bedrock of everything I do. All the characters in my plays, their ideas and attitudes, the stance they adopt in the…

— August Wilson

I don't even think whether I play the blues or not, I just play whatever feels right at the moment.

— David Gilmour

Blues is the bedrock of everything I do. All the characters in my plays, their ideas and their attitudes, the stance that they adopt…

— August Wilson

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

— Ted Alexandro

Blues is easy to play, but hard to feel.

— Jimi Hendrix

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

I'll tell you a little secret about the Blues: it's not enough to know which notes to play, you have to know why they…

— George Carlin

The blues is so expressive - nostalgic but not sentimental, mournful but not pathetic, so humble and close to the earth. It's a nuance-filled…

— Ry Cooder

You don't have to live the blues to play the blues.

— Herbie Mann