Feels Quote by Mahalia Jackson

There was a time we decided that it was songs that were done especially from my background because of the things we were dealing…

— Ruth Brown

I don't try to just be a blues singer - I try to be an entertainer. That has kept me going.

— B. B. King

It's okay to sing the blues once in a while, but don't let it become your favourite song.

— @efiosiugbore

When I'm singing the blues, I'm singing life.

— Etta James

I can sing the blues and I have sung the blues. I feel it internally when I'm singing.

— Gregory Porter

I realized I was tired of singing about trees and flowers. I wanted to sing about real life. From then on, nobody could tell…

— Robert Cray

I love the blues, but I love a lot of music.

— Anand Mahindra

The blues? Why, the blues are a part of me. They're like a chant. The blues are like spirituals, almost sacred. When we sing…

— Alberta Hunter

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

— Ted Alexandro

For me, music is God and each song I make is an offering at the temple of music.

— M. Jayachandran

Music is still part of my spiritual life. Sometimes I sing my prayers. When I get audiences singing, I hope I'm helping them feel…

— Bobby McFerrin

Sometimes I'll open my voice to sing and I'll think, "I hope I hit the right notes." I do music for a living and…

— Dominic Balli