Blues Quote by Joe Bonamassa

Blues teaches you to develop coherent solos, because the form you're playing over is so basic. You have to develop leads that go someplace.

— Tommy Bolin

I'm not committed to putting myself up for a blues guitarist, even though I love playing the blues.

— Jeff Beck

I think that the blues is in everything, so it's not possible to neglect it. You hear somebody go 'Ooh ooh oooh,' and that's…

— Wynton Marsalis

As a guitar player, you can gravitate to the blues because you can play it easily. It's not a style that's difficult to pick…

— Boz Scaggs

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

— Paul Gilbert

You don't have to play a whole lot of guitar to be a good blues player. Some people plays too much guitar. Stack it…

— David Edwards

All of my solos are blues based. Even though a lot of my songs get into pop, I wind up going back to the…

— Orianthi

I wouldn't count myself as being a true blues guitarist because I feel you have to live it.

— Robin Trower

That's the thing about the blues: It's one thing to hit a note on a guitar. To make it matter is something else altogether.

— Joe Bonamassa

An element I love about the blues is jamming with other musicians.

— Gary Hoey

It's never hard to sing the blues. Everyone in the world has the blues . . .

— John Lee Hooker

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