Choke Quote by John Lee Hooker

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

People that can't stand to listen to the blues, they've got to be phonies.

— Etta James

People think the blues is sad. They hear people moaning and such. That's not the blues. That's just somebody singing slow...The blues is about…

— Alberta Hunter

Blues is such a dynamic and ever-changing system of music.

— Paul Rodgers

I wanted to know everything about the blues. I think it constantly changes for me.

— Jason Momoa

The blues are real important. It's where most of the hard rock n' roll came from.

— Izzy Stradlin

The blues is like a planet. It's an enormous topic. You can't ignore the impact that it has had and continues to have on…

— Tom Waits

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

— Ted Alexandro

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

— Son House

I didn't really grow up listening to blues, because I grew up in the Northwest. It wasn't really the center for blues.

— David Lynch

If they played more blues, people would just get it - they try to hold it back but just about can't hold it back…

— John Lee Hooker

The blues is the foundation for a lot of things. Things have branched off. It's cool how music grows, but the foundation is always…

— Gary Clark, Jr