Different Quote by 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

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

— Ry Cooder

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

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

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

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

If you can't understand the blues, you don't know much

— Tim Kasher

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

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 easy to play, but hard to feel.

— Jimi Hendrix

I'm a big, big blues fan and the last several years I've really invested in the blues a lot, and I think my playing…

— Vivian Campbell

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

— Herbie Mann