"The blues is the foundation, and it's got……" — Luther Allison
"The blues is the foundation, and it's got to carry the top. The other part of the scene, the rock 'n' roll and the jazz, are the walls of the blues."
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30 Quotes by Luther Allison
Luther Allison has 30 quotes on this site.
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I've been waiting for that bright sunshine to show up and shine in my back door someday.
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Before I left, I opened a lot of doors for a lot of people to play the blues.
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I have as much input to the blues; I just never got the chance, the opportunity or maybe the respect.
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But my big thing was always the blues.
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Coming from the cotton plantation, the southern regions, I was brought up with real nice kids, mannered kids, who would…
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I don't want to be in some big beautiful place that nobody want me, because I play the blues.
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I look in music magazines now and see things on Luther Allison, and my name's getting out there more, thanks…
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I think I'm the most positive guy still going in my generation, and I'm out there to prove that.
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In the blues, it just takes so long for us to get recognized.
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In the States, it takes you a lifetime just to get from Chicago's South Side to the West Side.
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Me being a skinny guy, I could crawl into the steel pit.
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Well, I first started going to Europe in the late '70s.
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More Blues Quotes
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one of 667 quotes in that category. Here are a few more:
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The American press has the blues. Too many authorities have assured it that its days are numbered, too many good…
— Russell Baker
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Of course, there are a lot of ways you can treat the blues, but it will still be the blues.
— Count Basie
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Johnny Winter is one of the best blues players in the world. He's very underrated.
— Ritchie Blackmore
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I found the blues too limiting, and classical was too disciplined.
— Ritchie Blackmore
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Blues and soul and jazz music has so much pain, so much beauty of raw emotion and passion.
— Christina Aguilera
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Sure, I get the blues. But what I try to do, is apply joy to the blues, you know? I…
— Jeff Bridges
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'Tailgate Blues' is kind of a lyrical masterpiece of a country song.
— Luke Bryan
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I love the intimacy of venues like the House of Blues. When everyone is packed in and so close to…
— Gary Allan
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The blues is instilled in every musical cell that floats around your body.
— Nick Cave
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I'm an Australian, and when I grew up much of my influences were American - blues music and country music,…
— Nick Cave
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What makes my approach special is that I do different things. I do jazz, blues, country music and so forth.…
— Ray Charles
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The blues are what I've turned to, what has given me inspiration and relief in all the trials of my…
— Eric Clapton
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